BG23'S MOCK DRAFT
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BG23'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 11, 2026

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  • BG23 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ARI)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cardinals: B.

The Cardinals did not so much draft Diego Pavia as overpay for him, 22 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. Landing Dunker that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

Job largely done: quarterback settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 David Bailey
In the 3rd pick they get a problem off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Max Iheanachor
They paid a round early for Max Iheanachor in Round 2, Pick 2, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick65 Rnd3 Gennings Dunker
A slide stopped in slot 65, with Gennings Dunker worth more than the price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge at pick No. 104 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick143 Rnd5 Malik Benson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Malik Benson in No. 143. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick183 Rnd6 Taylen Green
A straight-up fair deal on Taylen Green at the 183rd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick217 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
Diego Pavia at No. 217 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.