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Cardinals 2026
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Players Gained
Elijah
Arroyo
TE
Jake
Bobo
WR
Tyson
Campbell
CB
Irvin
Charles
WR
Efton
Chism III
WR
Brady
Cook
QB
Kirk
Cousins
QB
Yaya
Diaby
LB
Quinn
Ewers
QB
Sebastian
Gutierrez
OT
Christian
Haynes
OG
Darnay
Holmes
CB
Bucky
Irving
RB
Theo
Jackson
S
Tez
Johnson
WR
Calijah
Kancey
DT
Trey
Lance
QB
Drew
Lock
QB
Jalen
McMillan
WR
Josh
Metellus
S
Jalen
Milroe
QB
Bryan
Mone
DT
Ty
Okada
S
Shedeur
Sanders
QB
Kingsley
Suamataia
OT
Vita
Vea
DT
Deshaun
Watson
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B+
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureB-
The Cardinals fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+. The Cardinals torched the value chart for Carson Beck, taking him 52 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Banks.
For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.
Pick Analysis
Pick18
Rnd1
Arvell Reese
In pick No. 18 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, outstanding value to boot.
Pick19
Rnd1
Spencer Fano
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick20
Rnd1
T.J. Parker
In slot 20 they get juice off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33
Rnd2
Olaivavega Ioane
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Olaivavega Ioane at the 33rd pick is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick34
Rnd2
Jordyn Tyson
Nice patience on Jordyn Tyson, who had no business lasting to No. 34. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick35
Rnd2
Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson in Round 2, Pick 3 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick37
Rnd2
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Emmanuel McNeil-Warren. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick38
Rnd2
Caleb Lomu
Caleb Lomu at the 38th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick41
Rnd2
Cashius Howell
Taking Cashius Howell in Round 2, Pick 9 is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick42
Rnd2
Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at pick No. 42 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick65
Rnd3
Caleb Banks
The board fumbled Caleb Banks all the way to the Round 3 slot, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick66
Rnd3
Chase Bisontis
Chase Bisontis slipping to slot 66 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick67
Rnd3
Jadarian Price
A tidy little value on Jadarian Price in No. 67, a step better than break-even. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68
Rnd3
Lee Hunter
They barely believed it either: Lee Hunter still on the board at the 68th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69
Rnd3
Carson Beck
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Carson Beck well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.