Cardinals’ Draft Preferences Coming Into Focus
One week remains until the Arizona Cardinals begin welcome in their newest wave of rookies. For as much talent as may inhabit any year’s draft, 2026 carries two pressing questions...
Feb 3, 2026; Tempe, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort at a press conference at the Cardinals training facility. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images One week remains until the Arizona Cardinals begin welcome in their newest wave of rookies.
For as much talent as may inhabit any year’s draft, 2026 carries two pressing questions for the Cardinals: what will the Cardinals do with the No. 3 overall pick, and will 2026 provide Arizona with its potential franchise quarterback? As GM Monti Ossenfort and head coach Mike LaFleur met with the Phoenix media, Arizona’s course of action started to inch ever closer to clarity.
Cardinals Draft Plans Coming into Focus Early signs might have pointed to interest in a pass rusher, one of either Miami’s Rueben Bain Jr. or Texas Tech’s David Bailey. The former of the two has fallen somewhat in the league’s eyes due to his physical traits, while the latter appears to be on a collision course with the New York Jets at pick No.
2. Which leaves the Cardinals in somewhat of a draft purgatory. Come pick No.
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