CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Arizona Cardinals

Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.

by himothy crickets · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 4 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades B-
Future B-

The Cardinals' one glaring miss is quarterback, a need they left exactly as they found it. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They will need Ulofoshio to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Jackson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Rome Odunze · WR · rank 11
In slot 4 they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.21 · Pick 21 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 21
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · JT Tuimoloau · DE-EDGE · rank 29
Fair-plus on JT Tuimoloau, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 58
They let Kingsley Suamataia come to them and pounced at the Round 3 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 63
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 71st overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.22 · Pick 85 · Bucky Irving · RB · rank 94
A reach for Bucky Irving in pick No. 85; a little patience would have been rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Dominick Puni · OT · rank 102
Dominick Puni in pick 104 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Javion Cohen · OG · rank 142
A premium they did not need to pay, Javion Cohen a notch or two before his time. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 121
Somehow Khyree Jackson was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 4, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A minor itch, scratched.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · Zion Tupuola-Fetui · DE-EDGE · rank 182
Nothing to complain about; Zion Tupuola-Fetui went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Tatum Bethune · LB · rank 209
A slide stopped in the Round 7 slot, with Tatum Bethune worth more than the price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Edefuan Ulofoshio · LB · rank 248
Edefuan Ulofoshio at slot 227 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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