GMaster'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • GMaster DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Ahmed Hassanein Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ahmed Hassanein
DL-EDGE Boise State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (ARI)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (TEN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Ahmed Hassanein Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (TEN)
Ahmed Hassanein
DL-EDGE Boise State
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (MIN)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Players Gained
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Devin Bush
LB
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Kamu Grugier-Hill
LB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureA
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cardinals: B+.

Nobody had Ahmed Hassanein this high, and it is not close. The Cardinals reached 81 spots to get him at No. 142. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

The Schwesinger value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
They let Kenneth Grant come to them and pounced at the Round 2 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick47 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
By-the-book stuff, Aireontae Ersery at pick 47 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick102 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A clean, defensible pick in the 102nd pick with a little surplus value in Cam Skattebo. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick114 Rnd4 Carson Schwesinger
They robbed the room for Carson Schwesinger here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.
Pick142 Rnd5 Ahmed Hassanein
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ahmed Hassanein. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick153 Rnd5 Logan Brown
They read the board right and Logan Brown was the payoff at No. 153. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick194 Rnd6 Kyle Williams
No edge and no loss on Kyle Williams in No. 194; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick257 Rnd7 Jaylin Smith
Fair-plus on Jaylin Smith, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.