CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Arizona Cardinals

The Cardinals robbed the room for Fautanu. Final grade: B.

by Brummell210 · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 5 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades B-
Future B-

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Troy Fautanu, the 73rd overall pick, roughly 31 picks past where he belonged.

The cost of the Gore Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him. With edge rusher and tight end unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Marvin Harrison Jr. · WR · rank 1
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.17 · Pick 17 · Jer'Zhan Newton · DL · rank 16
In slot 17 they get a load in the middle at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Terrion Arnold · CB · rank 30
Fair-plus on Terrion Arnold, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · TreVeyon Henderson · RB · rank 84
TreVeyon Henderson at the Round 3 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. The roster fit checks out.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 42
They will replay Troy Fautanu at the 73rd pick for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.17 · Pick 81 · Denzel Burke · CB · rank 61
A surprising call. With edge rusher and tight end still to address, they spent No. 81 on Denzel Burke, a cornerback they were not short of.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Spencer Rattler · QB · rank 96
Good price on Spencer Rattler in the 103rd overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 113
Brenden Rice in pick 133 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Javion Cohen · OG · rank 156
They paid up for Javion Cohen at pick No. 140 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.29 · Pick 165 · Sincere Haynesworth · C · rank 165
By-the-book stuff, Sincere Haynesworth at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.23 · Pick 198 · Braden Fiske · DL · rank 172
They barely believed it either: Braden Fiske still on the board at pick 198. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.4 · Pick 224 · Darius Muasau · LB · rank 216
Darius Muasau slipping to slot 224 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 254
They reached a country mile for Frank Gore Jr. at the 227th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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