CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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The Cardinals robbed the room for Moore. Final grade: B.

by Carson · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 7 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades B-
Future B

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Malachi Moore got past him. The Cardinals do not have to explain a thing at the 198th pick.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Estime has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Malik Nabers · WR · rank 4
In the 3rd overall pick they get a weapon on the perimeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.18 · Pick 18 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 14
Fair-plus on Chop Robinson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 24
Graham Barton slid further than he should have, and No. 35 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 47
Chris Braswell at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Byron Murphy II · DL · rank 67
They did well to land Byron Murphy II in pick No. 73, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.17 · Pick 81 · D.J. James · CB · rank 77
D.J. James at slot 81 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.36 · Pick 99 · Christian Haynes · OG · rank 89
They read the board right and Christian Haynes was the payoff at Round 3, Pick 36. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Audric Estime · RB · rank 111
A reach for Audric Estime in the 103rd pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Matt Goncalves · OT · rank 105
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 133 is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 128
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Khyree Jackson at No. 140. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R5.29 · Pick 165 · Tre Harris · WR · rank 167
No edge and no loss on Tre Harris in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.23 · Pick 198 · Malachi Moore · S · rank 166
They will replay Malachi Moore at pick 198 for years; that is how good the value is. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R7.4 · Pick 224 · Omar Speights · LB · rank 228
No drama and no debate, Omar Speights went about where he belonged in Round 7, Pick 4. The roster fit checks out.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · De'Corian Clark · WR · rank 215
A quiet steal in the 227th overall pick: De'Corian Clark for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
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