CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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Arizona Cardinals

The Cardinals won the night they stopped Pearsall from sliding. Grade: A-.

by kc · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 4 steals · 1 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Cardinals, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A- to cap it.

That Pearsall pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

They will answer for taking cornerback early while quarterback and tight end went begging. The Cohen reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.16 · Pick 16 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 22
In the 16th pick they get a disruptor off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.17 · Pick 17 · JC Latham · OT · rank 16
JC Latham at slot 17 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Kamari Lassiter · CB · rank 40
No edge and no loss on Kamari Lassiter in No. 35; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor itch, scratched.
R2.16 · Pick 48 · Troy Franklin · WR · rank 38
Troy Franklin at pick No. 48 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Byron Murphy II · DL · rank 67
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Byron Murphy II. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Kamren Kinchens · S · rank 73
Kamren Kinchens in the 73rd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.17 · Pick 81 · D.J. James · CB · rank 77
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. D.J. James in slot 81 leaves quarterback and tight end for later.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Tyler Davis · DT · rank 102
No drama and no debate, Tyler Davis went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. It fills a real need, too.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Ray Davis · RB · rank 135
By-the-book stuff, Ray Davis at No. 133 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Javion Cohen · OG · rank 156
A reach on Javion Cohen in the 140th pick; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.29 · Pick 165 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 162
Nothing to complain about; Jaylan Ford went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.23 · Pick 198 · Jacob Cowing · WR · rank 182
Jacob Cowing slipping to pick 198 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.4 · Pick 224 · Ricky Pearsall · WR · rank 200
Ricky Pearsall in pick No. 224 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Duce Chestnut · CB · rank 209
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Duce Chestnut in Round 7, Pick 7, plain and simple. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
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