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It is full-on mock draft season and we have a new mock draft from NFL.com. It is a four-round mock from Chad Reuter, his second mock draft of the season. In this mock draft, the Arizona Cardinals trade up in the first round, so they end with picks in the first and second rounds and two in the fourth.
Let's see who the Cardinals get in these projections.
The Cardinals moved up three spots, swapping their third-round pick for a fourth-round pick from the Miami Dolphins.
Banks is a completely believable pick for the Cardinals. He protected Quinn Ewers' blind side in the SEC. He can play guard as a rookie and slide over the right tackle in 2026 after Jonah Williams becomes a free agent.
Noel is only 5-foot-10, which is not the size of receiver the Cardinals have been trying to add over the last two years, but he is fast. With a 4.39-second 40 and 6.82-second three-cone combined with a 41.5-inch vertical leap, they would add elite athleticism to the receiver room. He had nearly 1,200 yards last season and increased his production every season in college.
The one thing here is that the Cardinals would have passed on defensive players in the first two rounds, which might raise eyebrows.
He makes plays on the ball, picking off 13 passes in four season, including four in each of his final two college seasons. He is six feet tall but doesn't have elite speed (4.53-second 40).
This is the Dolphins' pick at No. 135. The Cardinals get a 6-foot-3, 308-pound D-lineman who can move (5.03-second 40). He had 7.5 sacks and 16 tackles for loss from the defensive interior over four seasons.
This is a deep defensive line class, so he isn't a bad pick.
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Let's see who the Cardinals get in these projections.
Round 1: Texas OL Kelvin Banks
The Cardinals moved up three spots, swapping their third-round pick for a fourth-round pick from the Miami Dolphins.
Banks is a completely believable pick for the Cardinals. He protected Quinn Ewers' blind side in the SEC. He can play guard as a rookie and slide over the right tackle in 2026 after Jonah Williams becomes a free agent.
Round 2: Iowa State WR Jaylin Noel
Noel is only 5-foot-10, which is not the size of receiver the Cardinals have been trying to add over the last two years, but he is fast. With a 4.39-second 40 and 6.82-second three-cone combined with a 41.5-inch vertical leap, they would add elite athleticism to the receiver room. He had nearly 1,200 yards last season and increased his production every season in college.
The one thing here is that the Cardinals would have passed on defensive players in the first two rounds, which might raise eyebrows.
Round 4: Kansas CB Cobee Bryant
He makes plays on the ball, picking off 13 passes in four season, including four in each of his final two college seasons. He is six feet tall but doesn't have elite speed (4.53-second 40).
Round 4: Utah DT Junior Tafuna
This is the Dolphins' pick at No. 135. The Cardinals get a 6-foot-3, 308-pound D-lineman who can move (5.03-second 40). He had 7.5 sacks and 16 tackles for loss from the defensive interior over four seasons.
This is a deep defensive line class, so he isn't a bad pick.
Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: NFL mock draft: 4-round projections have Arizona Cardinals trading up
Continue reading...
