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
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ARI)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (ARI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
LaNorris Sellers Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (ARI)
LaNorris Sellers
QB South Carolina
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Adon Shuler Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ARI)
Adon Shuler
S Notre Dame
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (ARI)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Makhi Hughes Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (ARI)
Makhi Hughes
RB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Adon Shuler Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Adon Shuler
S Notre Dame
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Cardinals lost the trade table, and the D tells the story.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Cardinals did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. The math is unkind, and the D follows.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The cost of the Ioane reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
They did well to land Francis Mauigoa in Round 1, Pick 8, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jake Slaughter in slot 38. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick39 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
A reach on Olaivavega Ioane in pick 39; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick70 Rnd3 LaNorris Sellers
LaNorris Sellers slipping to the 70th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick105 Rnd4 Whit Weeks
A clean, defensible pick in No. 105 with a little surplus value in Whit Weeks. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Adon Shuler
Good price on Adon Shuler in the 108th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick148 Rnd5 Eric Rivers
They took Eric Rivers at par in pick No. 148, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick186 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
Fair-plus on Aamil Wagner, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick221 Rnd7 Makhi Hughes
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Makhi Hughes at the 221st overall pick is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.