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Zipper'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON AUG 22, 2025

Cardinals 2025

  • Zipper DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Nico Iamaleava Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (ARI)
Nico Iamaleava
QB UCLA
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ARI)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Tree Babalade Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tree Babalade
OT South Carolina
Anthony Evans III Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (ARI)
Anthony Evans III
WR Georgia
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (ARI)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cardinals, and a B- to prove it.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Micah Morris, 35 picks early at the Round 7 slot. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The Iamaleava value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Malik Muhammad
In pick No. 17 they get an island corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Nico Iamaleava
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Nico Iamaleava at pick 49 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick81 Rnd3 Connor Lew
A tidy bit of business in the Round 3 slot, where Connor Lew graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick117 Rnd4 Bryce Boettcher
A reach for Bryce Boettcher in the 117th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick156 Rnd5 Tree Babalade
They took Tree Babalade at par in the 156th pick, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick195 Rnd6 Anthony Evans III
They paid up for Anthony Evans III at Round 6, Pick 19 when waiting would have done the job. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Micah Morris
Micah Morris at the 230th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.