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Arizona Cardinals

More right than wrong for the Cardinals, and a B to prove it.

by GameNutt · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 0 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades B-
Future B-

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cardinals spent Round 7, Pick 7 on Evan Anderson, a name the board had a full 46 spots lower. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Joe Alt · OT · rank 3
In pick No. 4 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.26 · Pick 26 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 29
In slot 26 they get a go-to option on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 34
A straight-up fair deal on Chris Braswell at the 35th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 70
By-the-book stuff, Payton Wilson at Round 3, Pick 2 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 72
No drama and no debate, Trey Benson went about where he belonged in No. 71. The roster fit checks out.
R3.26 · Pick 89 · Maason Smith · DT-EDGE · rank 87
Maason Smith in the Round 3 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 104
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Khyree Jackson. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Jordan Travis · QB · rank 132
They took Jordan Travis at par in slot 133, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Jaheim Bell · TE · rank 135
Jaheim Bell in the 140th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · Jordan Magee · LB · rank 193
No edge and no loss on Jordan Magee in Round 6, Pick 13; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Matthew Jones · OG · rank 233
They went early on Matthew Jones in the Round 7 slot, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Evan Anderson · DL · rank 273
They talked themselves into Evan Anderson at No. 227, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
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