CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Arizona Cardinals

No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.

by Papi · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 1 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades B-
Future B-

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cardinals spent No. 227 on Taulia Tagovailoa, a name the board had a full 158 spots lower. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Foster value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Marvin Harrison Jr. · WR · rank 1
In the 3rd pick they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.17 · Pick 17 · Jared Verse · DE-EDGE · rank 21
In No. 17 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Terrion Arnold · CB · rank 30
They did well to land Terrion Arnold in the 35th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Javon Foster · OT · rank 54
A slide stopped in slot 67, with Javon Foster worth more than the price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 80
No edge and no loss on Jackson Powers-Johnson in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.17 · Pick 81 · Ruke Orhorhoro · DT · rank 79
They paid sticker price for Ruke Orhorhoro in Round 3, Pick 17, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 113
Brenden Rice in pick No. 103 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Smael Mondon Jr. · LB · rank 130
A tidy little value on Smael Mondon Jr. in Round 4, Pick 33, a step better than break-even. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Antwaun Powell-Ryland · DL-EDGE · rank 146
No drama and no debate, Antwaun Powell-Ryland went about where he belonged in the 140th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.29 · Pick 165 · Cody Schrader · RB · rank 179
A premium they did not need to pay, Cody Schrader a notch or two before his time. It fills a real need, too.
R6.23 · Pick 198 · Darius Muasau · LB · rank 216
Darius Muasau in No. 198 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.4 · Pick 224 · J.J. Weaver · LB-EDGE · rank 241
They jumped the gun on J.J. Weaver, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Taulia Tagovailoa · QB · rank 385
Taulia Tagovailoa at pick 227 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
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