CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Arizona Cardinals

Larceny in the 188th pick lands the Cardinals a B-, Smith-Wade and all.

by ErickC · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades B-
Future B-

The board owed the Cardinals one, and it paid up: Chau Smith-Wade, the No. 158 name on the board, sitting there at Round 6, Pick 13 like a gift left on the doorstep.

They will answer for taking OLB-EDGE early while edge rusher, running back and other spots went begging. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Oladapo has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Malik Nabers · WR · rank 4
In slot 4 they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.26 · Pick 26 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 31
In the 26th pick they get a true top target at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 41
They took Tyler Guyton at par in the 35th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Mekhi Wingo · DT · rank 68
They paid sticker price for Mekhi Wingo in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Ruke Orhorhoro · DT · rank 69
Ruke Orhorhoro in Round 3, Pick 7 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
R3.26 · Pick 89 · Javon Solomon · OLB-EDGE · rank 108
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went OLB-EDGE with Javon Solomon while clear needs at edge rusher, running back and other spots sat open.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Ainias Smith · WR · rank 114
They went early on Ainias Smith in pick No. 104, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Johnny Dixon · CB · rank 124
They let Johnny Dixon come to them and pounced at pick 133. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Kitan Oladapo · S · rank 160
They reached into another round for Kitan Oladapo, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · Chau Smith-Wade · CB · rank 158
They barely believed it either: Chau Smith-Wade still on the board at Round 6, Pick 13. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Phil Jurkovec · QB · rank 227
A straight-up fair deal on Phil Jurkovec at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Nathaniel Watson · LB · rank 231
Nathaniel Watson at pick 227 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
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