CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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The Cardinals let Fiske fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

by BG23 · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

You build a draft on nights like this. Braden Fiske had no business being available in the 104th pick, and the Cardinals did the only sane thing and turned in the card. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

With quarterback and edge rusher unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Malik Nabers · WR · rank 4
In pick 4 they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.26 · Pick 26 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 30
In No. 26 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Quinyon Mitchell · CB · rank 35
No drama and no debate, Quinyon Mitchell went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 3. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · T'Vondre Sweat · DL · rank 60
T'Vondre Sweat in the Round 3 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. The roster fit checks out.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Caelen Carson · CB · rank 67
A want over a need in the 71st pick: Caelen Carson adds a cornerback while quarterback and edge rusher keeps waiting.
R3.26 · Pick 89 · Michael Hall Jr. · DT · rank 89
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Hall Jr. at slot 89, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Braden Fiske · DL · rank 84
Circle this one: Braden Fiske at pick No. 104 is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 125
A slide stopped in the 133rd overall pick, with Tommy Eichenberg worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 138
Ben Sinnott at pick 140 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · Jawhar Jordan · RB · rank 202
A reach for Jawhar Jordan in Round 6, Pick 13; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · David Ugwoegbu · OLB-EDGE · rank 224
They took David Ugwoegbu at par in slot 225, which is nothing to complain about. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Joshua Cephus · WR · rank 230
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Joshua Cephus. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
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