{"id":869719,"date":"2026-04-19T07:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T07:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/869719\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T07:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T07:30:59","slug":"nfl-mock-draft-4-round-projections-for-arizona-cardinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/869719\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL mock draft: 4-round projections for Arizona Cardinals"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are just days away from the 2026 NFL draft, and that means some final mock drafts. What direction will the draft take the Arizona Cardinals<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Draft Wire’s Curt Popejoy put together a four-round mock draft<\/a> for the Cardinals. They go defense early but rebuild the offense for 2026 and moving forward, including landing their potential franchise quarterback.<\/p>\n

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Cardinals 4-round mock draft<\/p>\n

Here are the players in the first four rounds Popejoy projects for Arizona.<\/p>\n

Round 1: Ohio State EDGE\/LB Arvell Reese<\/p>\n

Round 2: Alabama QB Ty Simpson<\/p>\n

Round 3: Clemson WR Antonio Williams<\/p>\n

Round 4: Florida OT Austin Barber<\/p>\n

What we think of the picks<\/p>\n

The Cardinals want to trade out of the third pick and draft a tackle, so not getting a tackle until Round 4 seems unlikely, although they did meet with Barber. They do have options at right tackle for 2026 already on the roster.<\/p>\n

Reese would be a great pick if they don’t trade back, as they badly need pass-rushing help off the edge.<\/p>\n

Drafting Simpson seems inevitable at this point, so it has to be in a mock draft, although the feeling is they will need to go up into Round 1 again to get him.<\/p>\n

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Williams has speed and is almost six feet tall, but he does have short arms.<\/p>\n

Get more Cardinals<\/a> and NFL coverage from Cards<\/a> Wire’s Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Apple podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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