BG23'S MOCK DRAFT
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BG23'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 11, 2026

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  • BG23 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Carter Smith Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Carter Smith
OT Indiana
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ARI)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Makhi Hughes Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Makhi Hughes
RB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Draft Picks Traded
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CIN)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Javon Foster
OT
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB+ FutureB-
The Cardinals answered their biggest question with Moore. Grade: B.

The search is over. The Cardinals handed the keys to Dante Moore, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Slaughter. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Reaching for Goosby left real value on the table behind him.

The trade work was a quiet net positive.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Dante Moore
In the 3rd overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Trevor Goosby
They went early on Trevor Goosby in the 34th pick, and the value did not follow. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in Round 3, Pick 8 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Carter Smith
They read the board right and Carter Smith was the payoff at No. 104. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick110 Rnd4 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at the Round 4 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick141 Rnd5 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge at pick No. 141 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick183 Rnd6 Davison Igbinosun
Value with a capital V on Davison Igbinosun in pick 183, a genuine coup. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick217 Rnd7 Makhi Hughes
Makhi Hughes at slot 217 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.