Truckley45'S MOCK DRAFT
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Truckley45'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 16, 2025

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  • Truckley45 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (ARI)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (ARI)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (ARI)
Nic Anderson
WR LSU
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ARI)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals let Maiava fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The Cardinals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jayden Maiava fell into the 73rd pick.

Reaching for Barber left real value on the table behind him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The back end got a real overhaul.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a rangy last line of defense, and a steal at that.
Pick42 Rnd2 Austin Barber
Austin Barber in No. 42 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jayden Maiava
Jayden Maiava in pick 73 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick111 Rnd4 Xavier Scott
No edge and no loss on Xavier Scott in pick No. 111; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick150 Rnd5 Nic Anderson
Nic Anderson at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick187 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
No drama and no debate, DJ Campbell went about where he belonged in the 187th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick225 Rnd7 Drayk Bowen
Drayk Bowen at slot 225 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.