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Cardinals 2026
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LaDarius
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Tez
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Calijah
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Kyler
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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B-
ValueB
NeedB
TradesA
FutureD-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cardinals for Hill Jr.: B-. When a board-topper like Anthony Hill Jr. slides to Round 4, Pick 10, you do not overthink it, and the Cardinals did not.
They are betting Coleman Jr. proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The Cardinals clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.
A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick Analysis
Pick3
Rnd1
Rueben Bain Jr.
In the 3rd pick they get a problem off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34
Rnd2
Zion Young
A reach on Zion Young in slot 34; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick35
Rnd2
Caleb Downs
The board fumbled Caleb Downs all the way to the 35th overall pick, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick36
Rnd2
Carnell Tate
Circle this one: Carnell Tate at Round 2, Pick 4 is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick37
Rnd2
Emmanuel Pregnon
By-the-book stuff, Emmanuel Pregnon at pick 37 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick53
Rnd2
Dillon Thieneman
Steal is underselling it; Dillon Thieneman at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick54
Rnd2
Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor in pick No. 54 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick65
Rnd3
Sonny Styles
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Sonny Styles in No. 65, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick66
Rnd3
Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson in slot 66 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick94
Rnd3
Jonah Coleman
Taking Jonah Coleman in the 94th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick96
Rnd3
Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields in No. 96 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick101
Rnd4
Cade Klubnik
A wild overpay on Cade Klubnik in the Round 4 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103
Rnd4
Domonique Orange
Domonique Orange at pick No. 103 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick105
Rnd4
Kevin Coleman Jr.
They reached a country mile for Kevin Coleman Jr. at Round 4, Pick 5, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick109
Rnd4
Jack Endries
Good price on Jack Endries in pick 109, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick110
Rnd4
Anthony Hill Jr.
They barely believed it either: Anthony Hill Jr. still on the board at the 110th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick115
Rnd4
Logan Jones
Logan Jones at the 115th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick128
Rnd4
Skyler Gill-Howard
They liked Skyler Gill-Howard enough to skip the value, taking him in the 128th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick134
Rnd4
Nadame Tucker
Value said wait; Nadame Tucker in pick No. 134 says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick139
Rnd5
Keagen Trost
Keagen Trost in pick 139 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick146
Rnd5
Bryce Lance
They robbed the room for Bryce Lance here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick167
Rnd5
Red Murdock
A real head-scratcher, Red Murdock in the Round 5 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick176
Rnd5
Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at No. 176 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick181
Rnd6
Kaelon Black
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kaelon Black this early at slot 181. It fills a real need, too.
Pick187
Rnd6
Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst at the 187th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.