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Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Niki Prongos Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (ARI)
Niki Prongos
OT Stanford
Luke Altmyer Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (ARI)
Luke Altmyer
QB Illinois
Gabriel Rubio Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Gabriel Rubio
DL Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Niki Prongos Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (KC)
Niki Prongos
OT Stanford
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Players traded away
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Kyler Murray
QB
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Trey McBride
TE
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureA
The Cardinals answered their biggest question with Mendoza. Grade: D+.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Gabriel Rubio at No. 217, a reach of 90 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Too much went sideways, and the D+ is the honest tally.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Fernando Mendoza gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits.

Getting Prongos where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In No. 3 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick11 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
Caleb Downs at the 11th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick65 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Sonny Styles in Round 3, Pick 1, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Eli Stowers
Somehow Eli Stowers was still sitting there in slot 104, and they pounced on premier tight end value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick142 Rnd5 Kaytron Allen
Kaytron Allen in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick177 Rnd5 Niki Prongos
Steal is underselling it; Niki Prongos at pick 177 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick182 Rnd6 Luke Altmyer
Luke Altmyer at pick No. 182 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick217 Rnd7 Gabriel Rubio
Value said wait; Gabriel Rubio in Round 7, Pick 1 says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.