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Arizona Cardinals

The Cardinals did the homework and the board rewarded it: A-.

by CardFan16 · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 1 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A
Future A+

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Troy Omeire at No. 225, a reach of 39 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The Cardinals clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Rome Odunze · WR · rank 11
In No. 11 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.20 · Pick 20 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 19
In pick 20 they get a potential shutdown corner. More want than need.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 54
A straight-up fair deal on Kingsley Suamataia at the 47th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 78
They liked Cooper Beebe enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 66. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.18 · Pick 82 · Michael Hall Jr. · DT · rank 89
No edge and no loss on Michael Hall Jr. in the 82nd pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.26 · Pick 89 · Mohamed Kamara · DL-EDGE · rank 115
They reached a country mile for Mohamed Kamara at the Round 3 slot, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 151
This one needs a full-page explanation: Braelon Allen in the 133rd overall pick, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Malik Mustapha · S · rank 136
Fair-plus on Malik Mustapha, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · David Ugwoegbu · OLB-EDGE · rank 224
A real head-scratcher, David Ugwoegbu in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Troy Omeire · WR · rank 264
Troy Omeire at the 225th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Daequan Hardy · CB · rank 217
They let Daequan Hardy come to them and pounced at Round 7, Pick 7. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
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