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CMG Mock Draft 25

  • CMG11 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (ARI)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (LAR)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesC- FutureA
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cardinals a B.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Cardinals started one anyway for Deone Walker, 22 picks ahead of schedule. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the 26th overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Deone Walker
They left a pile of value on the table to take Deone Walker this early at slot 45. It fills a real need, too.
Pick78 Rnd3 Charles Grant
Charles Grant in the Round 3 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.