NFL mock draft: Bucky Brooks projects Arvell Reese to Arizona Cardinals
A look at what NFL.com's Bucky Brooks has for the Arizona Cardinals in his final mock draft.
It is draft week. The 2026 NFL draft begins Thursday at 8 p. m.
ET, and that means we are getting the final mock drafts for the notable analysts. When it comes to the Arizona Cardinals , we want to see who is projecting trades and who is projecting different players. NFL.
com's Bucky Brooks released his final mock draft , and it was pretty boring for the Cardinals. There was no trade down. There was no taking running back Jeremiyah Love.
There was no trade back into the first round to get quarterback Ty Simpson. After the Las Vegas Raiders take Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza and the New York Jets take Texas Tech EDGE David Bailey, the Cardinals go with Ohio State EDGE/LB Arvell Reese. Despite his inexperience as a full-time edge rusher, Reese's athleticism, explosiveness and versatility could make him an All-Pro-caliber playmaker early in his career.