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gyrony'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 9, 2026

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  • gyrony DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (ARI)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (ARI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (ARI)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (BUF)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Cardinals got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C+.

The Cardinals looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Trinidad Chambliss at pick 141 regardless, 47 picks early. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The Slaughter steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

So much rides on Gennings Dunker that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Gennings Dunker
No drama and no debate, Gennings Dunker went about where he belonged in No. 22. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick34 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at Round 2, Pick 2 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Value with a capital V on Dillon Thieneman in pick 55, a genuine coup. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at pick No. 65 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick86 Rnd3 C.J. Fite
They reached into another round for C.J. Fite, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
They reached a country mile for Jacob Rodriguez at the 124th overall pick, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick141 Rnd5 Trinidad Chambliss
Trinidad Chambliss at the 141st overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick183 Rnd6 Max Iheanachor
A tidy bit of business in Round 6, Pick 2, where Max Iheanachor graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick217 Rnd7 Evan Stewart
They let Evan Stewart come to them and pounced at No. 217. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.