CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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ARZ GETS ARK QB B+

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Arizona Cardinals

Abney II should have been long gone. The Cardinals pounced, and earned a B+.

by elroy2k · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 4 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future C+

The real work happened on the phones. The Cardinals fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The cost of the Rutledge reach is exactly the players who went right after him. On value alone, Abney II makes the weekend a net positive.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Arvell Reese · LB · rank 7
In the 12th overall pick they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at fair value. A real need, handled.
R1.20 · Pick 20 · Carnell Tate · WR · rank 12
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a matchup problem out wide, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Dillon Thieneman · S · rank 35
Good price on Dillon Thieneman in slot 40, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.1 · Pick 65 · Keith Abney II · CB · rank 43
They barely believed it either: Keith Abney II still on the board at pick No. 65. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Sam Hecht · C · rank 86
The board had cheaper options than Sam Hecht at pick 74, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.28 · Pick 92 · Keylan Rutledge · OG · rank 114
Keylan Rutledge at No. 92 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Darrell Jackson Jr. · DT · rank 102
Darrell Jackson Jr. is a better player than slot 112 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.3 · Pick 143 · Chris McClellan · DT · rank 141
They took Chris McClellan at par in Round 5, Pick 3, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.12 · Pick 152 · Dametrious Crownover · OT · rank 143
Dametrious Crownover slid further than he should have, and the 152nd overall pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.2 · Pick 183 · Taylen Green · QB · rank 185
No edge and no loss on Taylen Green in pick No. 183; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.1 · Pick 217 · Jaren Kanak · TE · rank 221
No drama and no debate, Jaren Kanak went about where he belonged in the 217th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
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