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RUN ON FEB 24, 2026

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NFC DOMINANT

  • roylornn DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (ARI)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (ARI)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (ARI)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (ARI)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (ARI)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (ARI)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (ARI)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (ARI)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DEN)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (HOU)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
Talanoa Hufanga
S
Head Shot
Jalen Pitre
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
Budda Baker
S
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA FutureA+
Nothing loud, just a tidy B+ for the Cardinals.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Cardinals spent the Round 4 slot on Taylen Green, a name most had 55 spots down the list.

The Ramsey value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The Cardinals clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
In pick 30 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 CJ Allen
No edge and no loss on CJ Allen in slot 34; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick38 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
By-the-book stuff, Caleb Banks at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick59 Rnd2 Keith Abney II
Keith Abney II in the 59th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick65 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
The board had cheaper options than Zachariah Branch at No. 65, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick94 Rnd3 Kamari Ramsey
Steal is underselling it; Kamari Ramsey at pick No. 94 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts in Round 4, Pick 4 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick130 Rnd4 Taylen Green
This one needs a full-page explanation: Taylen Green in the Round 4 slot, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick139 Rnd5 J.C. Davis
J.C. Davis slipping to the 139th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick141 Rnd5 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. at pick No. 141 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick144 Rnd5 Vincent Anthony Jr.
Vincent Anthony Jr. at No. 144 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick181 Rnd6 Lander Barton
No drama and no debate, Lander Barton went about where he belonged in the 181st pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick217 Rnd7 George Gumbs Jr.
George Gumbs Jr. in pick 217 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick246 Rnd7 Josh Cuevas
A clean, defensible pick in slot 246 with a little surplus value in Josh Cuevas. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.