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Arizona Cardinals

The Cardinals bet the future on Williams. The board says D.

by CoachMad · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 2 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need A-
Trades F
Future B-

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cardinals would have aced it. Zion Nelson at slot 198 is 59 spots clear of where he belonged. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Caleb Williams is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.1 · Pick 1 · Caleb Williams · QB · rank 2
By-the-book stuff, Caleb Williams at the 1st pick squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R1.21 · Pick 21 · Emeka Egbuka · WR · rank 21
In pick No. 21 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Jared Verse · DE-EDGE · rank 23
Jared Verse slid further than he should have, and slot 34 is lovely value for the edge rusher. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Sedrick Van Pran · C · rank 66
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 · Dontay Corleone · DL · rank 68
Dontay Corleone at Round 3, Pick 6 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.22 · Pick 85 · Amarius Mims · OT · rank 83
Amarius Mims at the 85th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Bucky Irving · RB · rank 104
They paid sticker price for Bucky Irving in Round 4, Pick 2, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Jamon Dumas-Johnson · LB · rank 135
No edge and no loss on Jamon Dumas-Johnson in pick No. 133; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Fabien Lovett · DL · rank 168
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Fabien Lovett well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 167
Ben Sinnott in slot 169 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.23 · Pick 198 · Zion Nelson · OT · rank 257
A big swing on Zion Nelson at the 198th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Ben Bywater · LB · rank 205
Ben Bywater at pick 223 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.6 · Pick 226 · Dwight McGlothern · DB · rank 236
The board had cheaper options than Dwight McGlothern at the 226th pick, and it noticed. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
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