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EvieCarli'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 26, 2026

EVIECARLI

  • EvieCarli DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (ARI)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Noah Fifita Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Noah Fifita
QB Arizona
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cardinals for Chambliss: B.

The Cardinals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Trinidad Chambliss fell into No. 141.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
In pick No. 3 they get a building block for the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Colton Hood
Good price on Colton Hood in Round 2, Pick 2, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick65 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing A.J. Haulcy in the 65th overall pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick104 Rnd4 Deion Burks
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Deion Burks. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick141 Rnd5 Trinidad Chambliss
Circle this one: Trinidad Chambliss at slot 141 is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick181 Rnd6 Rayshaun Benny
By-the-book stuff, Rayshaun Benny at No. 181 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick217 Rnd7 Noah Fifita
Taking Noah Fifita in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.