CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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Arizona Cardinals

A mixed bag for the Cardinals, and a C+ to match.

by DerickRuhl · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 0 steals · 9 reaches
Value C+
Need B-
Trades B-
Future B-

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cardinals took Sam Hartman at the 198th pick, roughly 68 spots before his name belonged. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

So much rides on Kool-Aid McKinstry that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · DB · rank 11
Kool-Aid McKinstry at pick No. 2 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.
R1.21 · Pick 21 · Jared Verse · DE-EDGE · rank 23
In No. 21 they get a bendy edge with upside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Xavier Worthy · WR · rank 31
Xavier Worthy at the Round 2 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Sedrick Van Pran · C · rank 64
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Sedrick Van Pran. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Tyleik Williams · DT · rank 108
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tyleik Williams in the 70th pick, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.22 · Pick 85 · Christian Haynes · OG · rank 95
Christian Haynes in the 85th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Cole Bishop · S · rank 136
They talked themselves into Cole Bishop at the 102nd overall pick, and the board did not agree. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Jaylin Simpson · CB · rank 174
Jaylin Simpson in pick 133 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Ty'Ron Hopper · LB · rank 148
A reach for Ty'Ron Hopper in the Round 5 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Devin Neal · RB · rank 184
A reach on Devin Neal in pick No. 169; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
R6.23 · Pick 198 · Sam Hartman · QB · rank 266
Sam Hartman in the 198th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Caden Prieskorn · TE · rank 225
They took Caden Prieskorn at par in slot 223, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.6 · Pick 226 · Xavier Thomas · DE-EDGE · rank 272
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Xavier Thomas. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
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