2026 NFL draft: The top 75 players in the draft, by position
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos...
The Arizona Cardinals have a lot of needs to fill in the 2026 NFL draft. They have three picks in the top 75 and could end up with more if they trade back from the third overall pick, which is something they are believed to want to do.
Draft Wire's Curt Popejoy ranked his 75 top players in the draft. The Cardinals should get multiple of these players.
Below are the top 75 players, grouped by position.
Quarterbacks
4 – QB Fernando Mendoza – Indiana
41 – QB Ty Simpson – Alabama
53 – QB Cole Payton – North Dakota State
Running back
12 – RB Jeremiyah Love – Notre Dame
45 – RB Mike Washington Jr. – Arkansas
Wide receiver
8 – WR Carnell Tate – Ohio State
15 – WR Jordyn Tyson – Arizona State
18 – WR Makai Lemon – USC
20 – WR Omar Cooper Jr. – Indiana
21 – WR Denzel Boston – Washington
36 – WR Chris Bell – Louisville
38 – WR Kevin Concepcion – Texas A&M
46 – WR Germie Bernard – Alabama
51 – WR Antonio Williams – Clemson
56 – WR Chris Brazzell II – Tennessee
59 – WR Skyler Bell – UConn
69 – WR Bryce Lance – North Dakota State
73 – WR Elijah Sarratt – Indiana
Tight end
17 – TE Kenyon Sadiq – Oregon
55 – TE Oscar Delp – Georgia
57 – TE Nate Boerkircher – Texas A&M
62 – TE Max Klare – Ohio State
Offensive line
7 – OT Francis Mauigoa – Miami
9 – OT Spencer Fano – Utah
14 – G Vega Ioane – Penn State
16 – OT Caleb Lomu – Utah
27 – OT Monroe Freeling – Georgia
28 – OL Kaydn Proctor – Alabama
32 – OT Max Iheanachor – Arizona State
37 – G Keylan Rutledge – Georgia Tech
42 – G Emmanuel Pregnon – Oregon
61 – OT Blake Miller – Clemson
64 – G Chase Bisontis – Texas A&M
66 – G Gennings Dunker – Iowa
67 – OT Calb Tiernan – Northwestern
74 – C Sam Hecht – Kansas State
Defensive line
25 – DT Kayden McDonald – Ohio State
29 – DT Caleb Banks – Florida
30 – DT Peter Woods – Clemson
50 – DT Lee Hinter – Texas Tech
71 – DT Gracen Halton – Oklahoma
72 – DT Domonique Orange – Iowa State
EDGE
2 – EDGE Arvell Reese – Ohio State
3 – EDGE David Bailey – Texas Tech
10 – EDGE Rueben Bain Jr. – Miami
19 – EDGE Keldric Faulk – Auburn
23 – EDGE Cashius Howell – Texas A&M
35 – EDGE T.J. Parker – Clemson
40 – EDGE Akheem Mesidor – Miami
49 – EDGE R. Mason Thomas – Oklahoma
54 – EDGE Zion Young – Missouri
60 – EDGE Malachi Lawrence – UCF
65 – EDGE Gabe Jacas – Illinois
68 – EDGE Joshua Josephs – Tennessee
70 – EDGE Derrick Moore – Michigan
Linebacker
5 – LB Sonny Styles – Ohio State
31 – LB Jacob Rodriguez – Texas Tech
33 – LB C.J. Allen – Georgia
47 – LB Jake Golday – Cincinnati
58 – LB Josiah Trotter – Missouri
75 – LB Kyle Louis – Pitt
Cornerback
6 – CB Mansoor Delane – LSU
11 – CB Jermod McCoy – Tennessee
24 – CB Colton Hood – Tennessee
26 – CB Chris Johnson – San Diego State
39 – CB Keith Abney – Arizona State
43 – CB D’Angelo Ponds – Indiana
44 – CB Avieon Terrell – Clemson
48 – CB Keionte Scott – Miami
52 – CB Treydan Stukes – Arizona
63 – CB Brandon Cisse – South Carolina
Safety
1 – S Caleb Downs – Ohio State
13 – S Dillon Thieneman – Oregon
22 – S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren – Toledo
34 – S AJ Haulcy – LSU
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: 2026 NFL draft: The top 75 players in the draft, by position
More at NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos