jvzee18'S MOCK DRAFT
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jvzee18'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON OCT 16, 2025

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  • jvzee18 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ARI)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (ARI)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (ARI)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ARI)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (ARI)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ARI)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Malik Hartford Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ARI)
Malik Hartford
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Malik Hartford Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (DAL)
Malik Hartford
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kolton Miller
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Budda Baker
S
Head Shot
Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesF FutureB+
The Cardinals answered their biggest question with Mendoza. Grade: D.

The Cardinals treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 189 on Bryce Foster a full 38 spots early. Put together, it is a D.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. So much rides on Fernando Mendoza that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
They liked Fernando Mendoza enough to skip the value, taking him in the 8th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick12 Rnd1 LT Overton
In pick 12 they get a premier pass rusher, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Ja'Kobi Lane
A conviction pick on Ja'Kobi Lane at slot 41 that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick72 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Sonny Styles in No. 72, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick107 Rnd4 Caleb Tiernan
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Caleb Tiernan at the 107th pick is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick151 Rnd5 Zane Durant
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Zane Durant well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price in No. 153 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.
Pick175 Rnd5 Eric Rivers
A wide receiver of that caliber at slot 175 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick177 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Jermaine Mathews Jr. in pick No. 177 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick189 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
They left a pile of value on the table to take Bryce Foster this early at the 189th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
Diego Pavia at the Round 7 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick231 Rnd7 Malik Hartford
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Malik Hartford in the 231st pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.