peyon'S MOCK DRAFT

peyon'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 1, 2025

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peyon DRAFTING FOR THE
Cardinals

PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)

Carnell Tate

WR Ohio State

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PICK: 49 RND: 2 (ARI)

Daevin Hobbs

DL Tennessee

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PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)

John Mateer

QB Oklahoma

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PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ARI)

Jaishawn Barham

LB Michigan

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PICK: 156 RND: 5 (ARI)

Jalon Kilgore

CB South Carolina

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PICK: 195 RND: 6 (ARI)

Ethan Onianwa

OT Rice

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Overall B-

ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-

A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cardinals a B-.

The Ethan Onianwa pick is the one that will follow the Cardinals into the fall. They took him 27 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

That Mateer pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick17 Rnd1 Carnell Tate

In the 17th overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.

Pick49 Rnd2 Daevin Hobbs

By-the-book stuff, Daevin Hobbs at the 49th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.

Pick81 Rnd3 John Mateer

John Mateer at pick No. 81 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.

Pick117 Rnd4 Jaishawn Barham

Jaishawn Barham at the Round 4 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.

Pick156 Rnd5 Jalon Kilgore

They paid sticker price for Jalon Kilgore in Round 5, Pick 18, and that is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.