bigboyopps'S MOCK DRAFT
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bigboyopps'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON OCT 11, 2025

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  • bigboyopps DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (ARI)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (ARI)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Jyaire Hill Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jyaire Hill
CB Michigan
Braylan Shelby Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (ARI)
Braylan Shelby
DE-EDGE USC
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (ARI)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (ARI)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (ARI)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Draft Picks Received
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CHI)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (ATL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DEN)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Jyaire Hill Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jyaire Hill
CB Michigan
Braylan Shelby Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (CLE)
Braylan Shelby
DE-EDGE USC
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (IND)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (IND)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (DEN)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CIN)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (HOU)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
CJ Baxter Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
CJ Baxter
RB Texas
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CLE)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
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Joey Bosa
LB
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DJ Moore
WR
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Alex Singleton
LB
Players traded away
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Christian Jones
OT
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Jacoby Brissett
QB
Head Shot
QB
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Paris Johnson Jr.
OT
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Trey Benson
RB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureC
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Cardinals to a D+.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cardinals would have aced it. Akheem Mesidor at pick No. 256 is 39 spots clear of where he belonged.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. However the rest shakes out, Daniels at that price is a win they earned.

Job largely done: quarterback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 T.J. Parker
Nice patience on T.J. Parker, who had no business lasting to pick 16. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Value with a capital V on Jake Slaughter in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick71 Rnd3 Xavier Chaplin
Xavier Chaplin at the 71st pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Arvell Reese
Taking Arvell Reese in pick No. 80 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick87 Rnd3 Carson Beck
You do not let a quarterback like Carson Beck reach slot 87 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jyaire Hill
A quiet steal in No. 144: Jyaire Hill for less than the market said. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick184 Rnd6 Braylan Shelby
A conviction pick on Braylan Shelby at pick No. 184 that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick194 Rnd6 CJ Daniels
Steal is underselling it; CJ Daniels at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick249 Rnd7 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan in Round 7, Pick 31 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick256 Rnd7 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor in No. 256 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.