seth'S MOCK DRAFT
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seth'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 14, 2025

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  • seth DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ARI)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (ARI)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (ARI)
Sammy Omosigho
LB Oklahoma
Darian Mensah Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ARI)
Darian Mensah
QB Duke
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals let Green fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Taylen Green had no business being available in pick No. 225, and the Cardinals did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Reaching for Siereveld left real value on the table behind him.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In No. 11 they get an enforcer at safety, and a steal at that.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
A quiet steal in the 42nd overall pick: Kayden McDonald for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick73 Rnd3 Austin Siereveld
Value said wait; Austin Siereveld in pick No. 73 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick111 Rnd4 Malachi Fields
Circle this one: Malachi Fields at the 111th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick150 Rnd5 Sammy Omosigho
Sammy Omosigho in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick187 Rnd6 Darian Mensah
They barely believed it either: Darian Mensah still on the board at Round 6, Pick 9. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick225 Rnd7 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at slot 225 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.