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Cardinals 2026
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Players Gained
Brandon
Aiyuk
WR
Tyson
Bagent
QB
Graham
Barton
OT
T.J.
Bass
OG
Luther
Burden III
WR
Ben
Cleveland
OG
Brady
Cook
QB
Nick
Cross
S
Yaya
Diaby
LB
Quinn
Ewers
QB
Alohi
Gilman
S
Kyle
Hamilton
S
Calijah
Kancey
DT
Trey
Lance
QB
Josh
Metellus
S
Cam
Miller
QB
Nick
Mullens
QB
Brian
O'Neill
OT
Kenny
Pickett
QB
Cody
Schrader
RB
Jarrett
Stidham
QB
Isaac
TeSlaa
WR
Juanyeh
Thomas
S
Theo
Wease Jr.
WR
Carson
Wentz
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B+
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureB-
The Cardinals let Orange fall and pounced. Final grade: B+. The Cardinals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Domonique Orange fell into pick No. 123. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The Clark pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at tight end. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick Analysis
Pick15
Rnd1
Keldric Faulk
In pick No. 15 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick17
Rnd1
Olaivavega Ioane
In slot 17 they get a building block for the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34
Rnd2
Monroe Freeling
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Monroe Freeling at the Round 2 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick35
Rnd2
Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman slid further than he should have, and the 35th pick is lovely value for the safety. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick36
Rnd2
Sonny Styles
Circle this one: Sonny Styles at Round 2, Pick 4 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick37
Rnd2
Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks at pick 37 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick38
Rnd2
Denzel Boston
Denzel Boston at No. 38 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick47
Rnd2
Jermod McCoy
Jermod McCoy in the 47th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick65
Rnd3
Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter is a better player than slot 65 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick66
Rnd3
Derrick Moore
No edge and no loss on Derrick Moore in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67
Rnd3
Chase Bisontis
A quiet steal in Round 3, Pick 3: Chase Bisontis for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69
Rnd3
Blake Miller
Blake Miller at the 69th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick70
Rnd3
Garrett Nussmeier
A reach for Garrett Nussmeier in the 70th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick78
Rnd3
Jadarian Price
They let Jadarian Price come to them and pounced at No. 78. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick79
Rnd3
Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard at pick 79 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick101
Rnd4
Jake Slaughter
They barely believed it either: Jake Slaughter still on the board at pick No. 101. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick102
Rnd4
Jake Golday
They robbed the room for Jake Golday here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103
Rnd4
Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst slipping to the 103rd overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick104
Rnd4
Bud Clark
A want over a need in No. 104: Bud Clark adds a safety while tight end keeps waiting.
Pick122
Rnd4
De'Zhaun Stribling
Somehow De'Zhaun Stribling was still sitting there in the 122nd pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick123
Rnd4
Domonique Orange
They will replay Domonique Orange at pick 123 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick124
Rnd4
Darrell Jackson Jr.
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Darrell Jackson Jr. in slot 124, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick125
Rnd4
Drew Shelton
Drew Shelton in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.