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ryknyse'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 9, 2026

Cardinals

  • ryknyse DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (ARI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (ARI)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (ARI)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ARI)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Jeremiah Wright Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jeremiah Wright
OG Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (IND)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (HOU)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (IND)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesD FutureA
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Cardinals and Price: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jadarian Price had no business being available in Round 4, Pick 4, and the Cardinals did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The cost of the Moore reach is exactly the players who went right after him. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the 28th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
They paid up for Gennings Dunker at slot 38 when waiting would have done the job. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick47 Rnd2 Derrick Moore
They jumped the gun on Derrick Moore, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick59 Rnd2 Christen Miller
A clean, defensible pick in No. 59 with a little surplus value in Christen Miller. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick65 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
No drama and no debate, Dontay Corleone went about where he belonged in pick 65. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at the 69th pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick78 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
They read the board right and Zachariah Branch was the payoff at Round 3, Pick 14. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price in pick No. 104 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick143 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at the 143rd pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick183 Rnd6 Josh Cameron
Josh Cameron at Round 6, Pick 2 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jeremiah Wright
A straight-up fair deal on Jeremiah Wright at slot 217, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.