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Cardinals 2026
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Players Gained
Stetson
Bennett
QB
Camryn
Bynum
S
Kirk
Cousins
QB
Grant
Delpit
S
Yaya
Diaby
LB
Sam
Ehlinger
QB
Tyler
Guyton
OT
Hendon
Hooker
QB
Will
Howard
QB
Sam
Howell
QB
Bucky
Irving
RB
Tez
Johnson
WR
Calijah
Kancey
DT
Trey
Lance
QB
Drew
Lock
QB
Tanner
McKee
QB
Graham
Mertz
QB
Josh
Metellus
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Davis
Mills
QB
Jalen
Milroe
QB
Kenny
Pickett
QB
D'Angelo
Ross
CB
Carson
Wentz
QB
Jameis
Winston
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B+
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureB-
The Cardinals answered their biggest question with Simpson. Grade: B+. The search is over. The Cardinals handed the keys to Ty Simpson, and the whole operation now runs on his development. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.
Landing Stowers that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The Cardinals paired the rookies with proven help, Yaya Diaby leading the way.
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick Analysis
Pick19
Rnd1
Sonny Styles
In the 19th pick they get a three-down second-level presence, outstanding value to boot.
Pick20
Rnd1
Keldric Faulk
In No. 20 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick21
Rnd1
Ty Simpson
In the 21st overall pick they get the arm they will build around. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33
Rnd2
Caleb Lomu
Caleb Lomu in pick 33 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick35
Rnd2
Kayden McDonald
Value with a capital V on Kayden McDonald in slot 35, a genuine coup. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick36
Rnd2
Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman slipping to pick No. 36 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick37
Rnd2
KC Concepcion
They let KC Concepcion come to them and pounced at Round 2, Pick 5. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick38
Rnd2
Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick65
Rnd3
D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at Round 3, Pick 1 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick67
Rnd3
Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone at pick 67 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick68
Rnd3
Zion Young
You do not let an edge rusher like Zion Young reach the 68th pick and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick69
Rnd3
Blake Miller
They barely believed it either: Blake Miller still on the board at the 69th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick70
Rnd3
Joshua Josephs
Circle this one: Joshua Josephs at slot 70 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick71
Rnd3
Chris Brazzell II
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Chris Brazzell II in pick No. 71, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick102
Rnd4
Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers at No. 102 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick103
Rnd4
Jadarian Price
Somehow Jadarian Price was still sitting there in the Round 4 slot, and they pounced on premier running back value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick104
Rnd4
Jake Slaughter
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick 104 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick105
Rnd4
Keylan Rutledge
Taking Keylan Rutledge in the 105th overall pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick106
Rnd4
Treydan Stukes
Treydan Stukes in pick No. 106 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.