DarthVee'S MOCK DRAFT
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DarthVee'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 18, 2026

AV 5th

  • DarthVee DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

For all the boxes ticked, the Cardinals skipped the loudest one: quarterback is exactly as bare as it was. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The Reed-Adams reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
In No. 3 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
They took Dillon Thieneman at par in Round 2, Pick 2, which is nothing to complain about. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick65 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone in pick No. 65 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick104 Rnd4 Deion Burks
By-the-book stuff, Deion Burks at slot 104 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick143 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
A premium they did not need to pay, Ar'maj Reed-Adams a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.