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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (ARI)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (ARI)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DEN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nik Bonitto
LB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA FutureB+
The Cardinals robbed the room for Jackson. Final grade: B+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Donovan Jackson had no business being available in the 121st pick, and the Cardinals did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Nik Bonitto pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In No. 20 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams in pick 47 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.
Pick78 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at slot 78 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick114 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
They barely believed it either: Sebastian Castro still on the board at the 114th pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick121 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Steal is underselling it; Donovan Jackson at pick No. 121 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick153 Rnd5 Dillon Gabriel
Dillon Gabriel in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.