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Cardinals 2026
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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
A-
ValueB
NeedB-
TradesA+
FutureA+
Larceny in pick 217 lands the Cardinals a A-, Masses and all. The rest of the league will want that one back. Hezekiah Masses tumbling to the Cardinals in pick No. 217 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.
The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. If Allar pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.
The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.
Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.
Pick Analysis
Pick30
Rnd1
Caleb Lomu
In the 30th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick31
Rnd1
Emmanuel Pregnon
In No. 31 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34
Rnd2
Peter Woods
Peter Woods at pick No. 34 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
Pick35
Rnd2
CJ Allen
Good price on CJ Allen in the 35th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick36
Rnd2
Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson in the Round 2 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick65
Rnd3
Jake Golday
Jake Golday in slot 65 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89
Rnd3
Jake Slaughter
The board fumbled Jake Slaughter all the way to pick 89, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104
Rnd4
Kamari Ramsey
Kamari Ramsey in Round 4, Pick 4 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick105
Rnd4
Ted Hurst
A quiet steal in pick 105: Ted Hurst for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick108
Rnd4
Keyron Crawford
Circle this one: Keyron Crawford at No. 108 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick111
Rnd4
Connor Lew
They barely believed it either: Connor Lew still on the board at the 111th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick123
Rnd4
Jonah Coleman
They robbed the room for Jonah Coleman here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.
Pick129
Rnd4
Kaleb Proctor
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kaleb Proctor. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick131
Rnd4
Josiah Trotter
A linebacker of that caliber at the 131st overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick134
Rnd4
DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in slot 134 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick141
Rnd5
Drew Allar
They reached a country mile for Drew Allar at the Round 5 slot, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick142
Rnd5
Max Klare
Max Klare at the 142nd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick143
Rnd5
Davison Igbinosun
Somehow Davison Igbinosun was still sitting there in No. 143, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick151
Rnd5
Jakobe Thomas
The board had Jakobe Thomas higher than the Round 5 slot, and the safety fell to them anyway. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick170
Rnd5
CJ Daniels
They will replay CJ Daniels at the 170th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171
Rnd5
J.C. Davis
J.C. Davis in pick No. 171 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick178
Rnd5
Mikail Kamara
Mikail Kamara at pick 178 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick183
Rnd6
Kevin Coleman Jr.
Kevin Coleman Jr. slipping to Round 6, Pick 2 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick185
Rnd6
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
A slide stopped in slot 185, with Ar'maj Reed-Adams worth more than the price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick189
Rnd6
Keagen Trost
Nothing to complain about; Keagen Trost went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick212
Rnd6
Jeff Caldwell
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Jeff Caldwell in No. 212, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick215
Rnd6
Taylen Green
Taylen Green at Round 6, Pick 34 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick217
Rnd7
Hezekiah Masses
You do not let a cornerback like Hezekiah Masses reach the 217th overall pick and blink. They did not. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick226
Rnd7
VJ Payne
Steal is underselling it; VJ Payne at pick No. 226 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick227
Rnd7
Nick Barrett
Nick Barrett in slot 227 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick231
Rnd7
Toriano Pride Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Toriano Pride Jr. at the Round 7 slot. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick233
Rnd7
Harrison Wallace III
They let Harrison Wallace III come to them and pounced at the 233rd pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238
Rnd7
Landon Robinson
Taking Landon Robinson in Round 7, Pick 22 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.