Jstands'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jstands'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON AUG 18, 2025

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  • Jstands DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Hank Brown Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (ARI)
Hank Brown
QB Iowa
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ARI)
Charles Jagusah
OT Notre Dame
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (ARI)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Evan Tengesdahl Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (ARI)
Evan Tengesdahl
OG Cincinnati
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (ARI)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C-
ValueF NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Green in the fold, and a C- for the Cardinals.

The Cardinals clearly saw something nobody else did in Hank Brown, taking him 370 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

Getting Laloulu where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. So much rides on Taylen Green that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

So much rides on Taylen Green that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Taylen Green
They reached into another round for Taylen Green, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick49 Rnd2 Hank Brown
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Hank Brown. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick81 Rnd3 Evan Stewart
Evan Stewart in pick No. 81 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick117 Rnd4 Charles Jagusah
They did well to land Charles Jagusah in the 117th pick, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick156 Rnd5 Iapani Laloulu
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Iapani Laloulu in Round 5, Pick 18, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick195 Rnd6 Evan Tengesdahl
Evan Tengesdahl at pick 195 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick230 Rnd7 Xavier Scott
Circle this one: Xavier Scott at No. 230 is a fall that decides a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.