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Arizona Cardinals

Nobody dealt better than the Cardinals this weekend: A-.

by Blink311fan · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

The real work happened on the phones. The Cardinals fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. On value alone, McMillan makes the weekend a net positive.

The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

In the end it comes back to Bralen Trice, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.22 · Pick 22 · Bralen Trice · DE-EDGE · rank 18
In pick 22 they get a double-digit-sack hope. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Nate Wiggins · CB · rank 37
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Nate Wiggins. A minor itch, scratched.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Keon Coleman · WR · rank 39
Nothing to complain about; Keon Coleman went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.22 · Pick 54 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 47
A clean, defensible pick in No. 54 with a little surplus value in Chris Braswell. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Mekhi Wingo · DT · rank 72
No drama and no debate, Mekhi Wingo went about where he belonged in pick No. 67. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Jermaine Burton · WR · rank 63
Value with a capital V on Jermaine Burton in Round 3, Pick 9, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.17 · Pick 81 · Ruke Orhorhoro · DT · rank 79
Ruke Orhorhoro in slot 81 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Matt Goncalves · OT · rank 105
Matt Goncalves in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Jalen McMillan · WR · rank 119
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jalen McMillan in the Round 4 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.35 · Pick 135 · James Williams · S · rank 129
A reasonable price with a little left over, James Williams in pick 135. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 144
By-the-book stuff, Payton Wilson at No. 140 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.29 · Pick 165 · Ashton Gillotte · DL-EDGE · rank 163
Ashton Gillotte at pick No. 165 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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