CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Arizona Cardinals

More right than wrong for the Cardinals, and a B to prove it.

2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 1 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades B-
Future B-

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Cardinals left running back untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Wilson. If Murphy pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Joe Alt · OT · rank 3
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.21 · Pick 21 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 21
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a go-to option on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 35
They took Leonard Taylor III at par in pick 35, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Quinn Ewers · QB · rank 66
No edge and no loss on Quinn Ewers in No. 66; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · D.J. James · CB · rank 68
They did well to land D.J. James in the 71st pick, just ahead of his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.22 · Pick 85 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 77
Value with a capital V on Payton Wilson in slot 85, a genuine coup. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Gabriel Murphy · DL-EDGE · rank 113
They liked Gabriel Murphy enough to skip the value, taking him in the 104th overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Javion Cohen · OG · rank 142
The board had cheaper options than Javion Cohen at pick No. 133, and it noticed. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Jaheim Bell · TE · rank 137
Jaheim Bell in the 140th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · Zion Tupuola-Fetui · DE-EDGE · rank 182
A tidy little value on Zion Tupuola-Fetui in pick No. 188, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Isaiah Williams · WR · rank 219
Isaiah Williams at Round 7, Pick 5 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Steele Chambers · LB · rank 220
Fair-plus on Steele Chambers, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
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