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Stan93'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 21, 2026

Cardinals 2026

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Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (ARI)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (ARI)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Ty Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ARI)
Ty Simpson
QB Alabama
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (ARI)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (ARI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (ARI)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (ARI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (ARI)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (ARI)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (ARI)
Nadame Tucker
DE Western Michigan
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (ARI)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (ARI)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (BAL)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Ty Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
Ty Simpson
QB Alabama
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (JAX)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (PHI)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (JAX)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SF)
Nadame Tucker
DE Western Michigan
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (DAL)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (LAR)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (TB)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CHI)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Tyler Onyedim Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (TB)
Tyler Onyedim
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Robert Henry Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (MIN)
Robert Henry Jr.
RB UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
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Players Gained
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Kayode Awosika
OG
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Tyson Bagent
QB
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Mekhi Becton
OT
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Luther Burden III
WR
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Leo Chenal
LB
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Malachi Corley
WR
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Zach Cunningham
LB
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Yaya Diaby
LB
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Emeka Egbuka
WR
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Mike Evans
WR
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Bucky Irving
RB
Head Shot
Calijah Kancey
DT
Head Shot
Colston Loveland
TE
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Josh Metellus
S
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David Njoku
TE
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Lathan Ransom
S
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Andrew Van Ginkel
LB
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Quincy Williams
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Simpson in the fold, and a B+ for the Cardinals.

The Cardinals bet big and early on Nadame Tucker, 76 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

Everything downstream of Ty Simpson depends on Ty Simpson, and the building knows it. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Dunker.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
Spencer Fano at Round 1, Pick 12 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick14 Rnd1 David Bailey
In slot 14 they get a bendy edge with upside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick15 Rnd1 Ty Simpson
In the 15th overall pick they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Zion Young
They jumped the gun on Zion Young, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick39 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane is a better player than pick No. 39 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick51 Rnd2 Colton Hood
Colton Hood in the Round 2 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick55 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Dillon Thieneman in the Round 2 slot, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick56 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
They paid sticker price for Akheem Mesidor in slot 56, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jonah Coleman
Jonah Coleman at pick 57 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick65 Rnd3 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks in No. 65 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick67 Rnd3 Emmanuel Pregnon
The board fumbled Emmanuel Pregnon all the way to Round 3, Pick 3, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Nice patience on Lee Hunter, who had no business lasting to the 68th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick72 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. in pick No. 72 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez in the 79th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick81 Rnd3 Caden Curry
Caden Curry at slot 81 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick82 Rnd3 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker at the 82nd overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick83 Rnd3 Kevin Coleman Jr.
They reached into another round for Kevin Coleman Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick87 Rnd3 Kyle Louis
They talked themselves into Kyle Louis at No. 87, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick92 Rnd3 Nadame Tucker
A real head-scratcher, Nadame Tucker in Round 3, Pick 28 is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick94 Rnd3 Isaiah World
This one needs a full-page explanation: Isaiah World in pick 94, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick99 Rnd3 Joe Royer
By-the-book stuff, Joe Royer at the 99th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.