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Arizona Cardinals

A solid, sensible weekend for the Cardinals: B-.

by BackseatGM · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 2 steals · 7 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades B-
Future B-

The rest of the league had time to spare on Kamal Hadden; the Cardinals did not wait, grabbing him 31 spots ahead at slot 139. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Corum value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Marvin Harrison Jr. · WR · rank 1
In No. 2 they get a true top target. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.21 · Pick 21 · Nate Wiggins · CB · rank 34
In pick No. 21 they get a sticky cover corner, though they paid up to get him. Need was not the driver here.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Jonah Elliss · DE-EDGE · rank 47
The board had cheaper options than Jonah Elliss at the 34th overall pick, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 91
Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 66th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Kamren Kinchens · S · rank 64
Kamren Kinchens at pick 70 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.22 · Pick 85 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 69
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Blake Corum in Round 3, Pick 22. It fills a real need, too.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Tyleik Williams · DT · rank 108
No drama and no debate, Tyleik Williams went about where he belonged in No. 102. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 142
They paid up for Cedric Gray at pick 133 when waiting would have done the job. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Kamal Hadden · CB · rank 170
They reached a country mile for Kamal Hadden at Round 5, Pick 3, and the board is aghast. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Keith Randolph Jr. · DL-EDGE · rank 196
Keith Randolph Jr. at the 169th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.23 · Pick 198 · Jacob Cowing · WR · rank 185
Jacob Cowing at pick No. 198 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Zion Nelson · OT · rank 249
This one needs a full-page explanation: Zion Nelson in the 223rd overall pick, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.6 · Pick 226 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 229
A straight-up fair deal on Dwight McGlothern at slot 226, value and slot in agreement. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
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