soda 'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

soda 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 5, 2025

soda

  • soda DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ARI)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (ARI)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (ARI)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (ARI)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Draft Picks Received
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CLE)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIA)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CLE)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (LAR)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (LAR)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CHI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
Head Shot
Matt Pryor
OT
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC FutureA+
The Cardinals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Jalen Coker in the Round 5 slot, a good 49 spots before the room expected him. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Spending an early pick on OLB-EDGE with quarterback, tight end and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The Bullard value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the Round 1 slot they get a go-to option on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy at Round 2, Pick 11 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick66 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
They read the board right and Javon Bullard was the payoff at No. 66. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick82 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 82 on Javon Solomon with quarterback, tight end and other spots unsolved.
Pick85 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
A tidy little value on Brandon Dorlus in pick No. 85, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 Caedan Wallace
A big swing on Caedan Wallace at the 104th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick120 Rnd4 Isaiah Adams
They paid sticker price for Isaiah Adams in No. 120, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick138 Rnd5 Bucky Irving
Fair-plus on Bucky Irving, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jalen Coker
Jalen Coker at pick 154 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick156 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd in the Round 5 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick162 Rnd5 Gabe Hall
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Gabe Hall well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.