Emeritus 'S MOCK DRAFT

Emeritus 2025

  • Emeritus DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (ARI)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (ARI)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (ARI)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (ARI)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (ARI)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Cardinals and Lawson: B.

The Cardinals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Deontae Lawson fell into No. 155. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Reaching for Allar left real value on the table behind him. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Tre Harris
In the 18th overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Earnest Greene III
Value said wait; Earnest Greene III in Round 2, Pick 18 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick82 Rnd3 Drew Allar
A big swing on Drew Allar at pick 82, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick119 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
They liked Rylie Mills enough to skip the value, taking him in the 119th pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick155 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
Taking Deontae Lawson in pick No. 155 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.