gyrony'S MOCK DRAFT
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gyrony'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 8, 2025

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  • gyrony DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
LaNorris Sellers Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (ARI)
LaNorris Sellers
QB South Carolina
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (ARI)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (ARI)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (ARI)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (ARI)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (ARI)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LAR)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (LV)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
LaNorris Sellers Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (LAR)
LaNorris Sellers
QB South Carolina
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (LAR)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Players Gained
Head Shot
Rob Havenstein
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Cardinals this weekend: D-.

The Cardinals lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. Hard to defend, and the D- reflects that.

Every board in the league had Weeks lower, and that gap is the story. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Wheatley.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Kadyn Proctor
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
A clean, defensible pick in the 35th pick with a little surplus value in Kayden McDonald. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
They did well to land Jake Slaughter in slot 39, just ahead of his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick61 Rnd2 LaNorris Sellers
LaNorris Sellers at pick 61 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick70 Rnd3 Whit Weeks
This one needs a full-page explanation: Whit Weeks in pick No. 70, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick105 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
They robbed the room for Zakee Wheatley here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick111 Rnd4 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. slipping to Round 4, Pick 11 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
A premium they did not need to pay, Max Iheanachor a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick186 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
A tidy little value on Aamil Wagner in pick 186, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick196 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at Round 6, Pick 17 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick221 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in No. 221 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.