Bill'S MOCK DRAFT
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Bill'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 4, 2026

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  • Bill DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (ARI)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (ARI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (ARI)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (ARI)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ARI)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (ARI)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (ARI)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (ARI)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (ARI)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Draft Picks Received
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LAR)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAR)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (LAR)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (LAR)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Picks Traded
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAR)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CIN)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesC- FutureB-
The Cardinals did enough to get by: C+.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Cardinals spent No. 110 on Bryce Boettcher, a name most had 77 spots down the list. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

If Gennings Dunker and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Gennings Dunker
In No. 12 they get a blindside protector, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
They went early on Dillon Thieneman in pick No. 36, and the value did not follow. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick72 Rnd3 Gabe Jacas
They reached into another round for Gabe Jacas, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick86 Rnd3 Carson Beck
Carson Beck at the 86th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick102 Rnd4 Monroe Freeling
A wild overpay on Monroe Freeling in the 102nd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick110 Rnd4 Bryce Boettcher
Bryce Boettcher at pick 110 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick144 Rnd5 Lee Hunter
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Lee Hunter well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick162 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
They paid up for Davison Igbinosun at the Round 5 slot when waiting would have done the job. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick185 Rnd6 CJ Daniels
No edge and no loss on CJ Daniels in pick No. 185; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick203 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster in the 203rd pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick219 Rnd7 Barion Brown
Barion Brown in pick 219 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.