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nphanle'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 29, 2026

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  • nphanle DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (ARI)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (ARI)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Calen Bullock
S
Head Shot
Jordan Morgan
OT
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Grand theft in slot 38: the Cardinals steal Sadiq and grade out a A-.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Cardinals, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. The Sadiq value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
In No. 28 they get a three-down second-level presence. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at the 34th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq in the Round 2 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price at the 65th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at pick No. 69 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
The board had cheaper options than Trinidad Chambliss at Round 4, Pick 4, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick141 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Max Iheanachor. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick181 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
A straight-up fair deal on Thaddeus Dixon at the Round 6 slot, value and slot in agreement. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick217 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
Fernando Carmona in pick 217 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.