NFL Draft Shockers: Which Surprising Team Stole the Show with a Stunning A+ Class in 2026?
29. Arizona Cardinals: C-
It seems like they maybe filled the appropriate positions? But in the wrong order? RB Jeremiyah Love, arguably the draft’s player, arrived via the third overall pick. And while it feels wrong to ding GM Monti Ossenfort for adhering to the oft-trumpeted “draft the best player available” maxim, it also seems like he might have relegated Love to an existence similar to the one Saquon Barkley suffered for years while serving as the offensive focal point of the quarterback-hindered Giants. Second-round G Chase Bisontis was a solid choice … even if Ossenfort maybe should have taken a little less to trade down from No. 3 and get a right tackle in the first round. Third-round QB Carson Beck? He’ll doubtless get a shot to play here, so it’s a great landing spot for him. And, in fairness to Ossenfort, he was probably never going to take Ty Simpson as highly as the Rams wound up doing it. Hard to envision Arizona remaining anything but buried in last place in the NFC West … though maybe that’s for the best if, like the Jets, they wait to launch a bona fide QB plan until 2027.



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