B
Arizona Cardinals
Corleone should have been long gone. The Cardinals pounced, and earned a B.
by Kenny proctor ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 5 steals
· 0 reaches
You build a draft on nights like this. Dontay Corleone had no business being available in the Round 4 slot, and the Cardinals did the only sane thing and turned in the card.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 3 they get a blindside protector at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Fair-plus on Dillon Thieneman, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
D'Angelo Ponds in pick No. 65 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It adds depth where they could use a little.
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 4 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kaleb Proctor at the 143rd overall pick is the proof. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Eric Rivers in the 183rd pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Nice patience on Cole Payton, who had no business lasting to pick 217. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.