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Grand theft in slot 223: the Cardinals steal Cowing and grade out a B+.

by TheMagicMan47 · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 7 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades A
Future B-

Call it larceny. Jacob Cowing sat on the board until No. 223, and the Cardinals did not need to be asked twice. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

If Daniels pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

Adding Marcus Maye by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Joe Alt · OT · rank 3
They paid sticker price for Joe Alt in pick No. 2, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R1.21 · Pick 21 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 22
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a problem off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Emeka Egbuka · WR · rank 23
A tidy bit of business in the Round 2 slot, where Emeka Egbuka graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Cooper DeJean · CB · rank 54
Cooper DeJean slid further than he should have, and No. 66 is lovely value for the cornerback. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 60
Value with a capital V on Leonard Taylor III in slot 71, a genuine coup. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.22 · Pick 85 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 82
Zak Zinter at the 85th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 99
Payton Wilson in the 102nd overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · MarShawn Lloyd · RB · rank 141
MarShawn Lloyd at pick 139 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.8 · Pick 144 · Luke Lachey · TE · rank 143
Luke Lachey in pick No. 144 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Malik Mustapha · S · rank 154
Malik Mustapha in the 169th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R6.23 · Pick 198 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 172
They will replay Cam Hart at the 198th pick for years; that is how good the value is. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Jacob Cowing · WR · rank 185
Jacob Cowing in the Round 7 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.6 · Pick 226 · DeWayne Carter · DT · rank 217
DeWayne Carter is a better player than pick 226 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.8 · Pick 228 · JT Daniels · QB · rank 236
JT Daniels at Round 7, Pick 8 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
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