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Stan93'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUN 18, 2026

Cardinals 2026

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Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (ARI)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (ARI)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (ARI)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ARI)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (ARI)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (ARI)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (TEN)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (TEN)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (TEN)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (DAL)
Akheem Mesidor
DE-EDGE Miami
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (TEN)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (TB)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (TB)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Brady Cook
QB
Head Shot
Yaya Diaby
LB
Head Shot
Sam Ehlinger
QB
Head Shot
Bucky Irving
RB
Head Shot
Calijah Kancey
DT
Head Shot
Cody Schrader
RB
Head Shot
Tyler Smith
OT
Head Shot
Mitch Trubisky
QB
Head Shot
Eric Watts
DE
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
The Cardinals let Ramsey fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The Cardinals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Kamari Ramsey fell into pick 142.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The veteran additions, Tyler Smith chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In No. 20 they get juice off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick28 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick 28 they get a two-high chess piece, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jeremiyah Love
Jeremiyah Love at pick No. 33 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick34 Rnd2 Fernando Mendoza
They barely believed it either: Fernando Mendoza still on the board at the Round 2 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick35 Rnd2 Arvell Reese
The board fumbled Arvell Reese all the way to the 35th pick, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
Kayden McDonald in slot 36 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick37 Rnd2 Caleb Lomu
Nice patience on Caleb Lomu, who had no business lasting to Round 2, Pick 5. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick46 Rnd2 Chase Bisontis
No edge and no loss on Chase Bisontis in the 46th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick65 Rnd3 Derrick Moore
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Derrick Moore. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick66 Rnd3 Brandon Cisse
Brandon Cisse at Round 3, Pick 2 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick67 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard in pick No. 67 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick101 Rnd4 Jonah Coleman
A tidy little value on Jonah Coleman in the 101st pick, a step better than break-even. It fills a real need, too.
Pick102 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
They will replay Keylan Rutledge at No. 102 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick103 Rnd4 Eli Stowers
Steal is underselling it; Eli Stowers at pick 103 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick108 Rnd4 Keionte Scott
Circle this one: Keionte Scott at slot 108 is a fall that decides a draft. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jake Golday
You do not let an edge rusher like Jake Golday reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick116 Rnd4 Antonio Williams
Somehow Antonio Williams was still sitting there in pick No. 116, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick140 Rnd4 Malachi Fields
They robbed the room for Malachi Fields here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick141 Rnd5 Chris McClellan
A straight-up fair deal on Chris McClellan at slot 141, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick142 Rnd5 Kamari Ramsey
Kamari Ramsey in pick 142 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick143 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Kyle Louis in the Round 5 slot, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.