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Arizona Cardinals

More right than wrong for the Cardinals, and a B- to prove it.

by AnzoAgape · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 3 steals · 0 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

There is a lot to like until you notice tight end is still a hole. The Cardinals never got to the one that mattered most.

That Polk pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Laiatu Latu · DL-EDGE · rank 7
In pick No. 3 they get a double-digit-sack hope. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.17 · Pick 17 · Jer'Zhan Newton · DL · rank 16
In slot 17 they get a load in the middle at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 34
No drama and no debate, Edgerrin Cooper went about where he belonged in No. 35. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 64
A clean, defensible pick in the 67th pick with a little surplus value in Tyler Guyton. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 70
Fair-plus on Blake Corum, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.17 · Pick 81 · Ja'Lynn Polk · WR · rank 69
Ja'Lynn Polk slid further than he should have, and the 81st overall pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Spencer Rattler · QB · rank 96
Spencer Rattler at the Round 4 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Gabriel Murphy · DL-EDGE · rank 124
Gabriel Murphy at Round 4, Pick 33 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · James Williams · S · rank 129
A tidy bit of business in slot 140, where James Williams graded well above the range. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R5.29 · Pick 165 · Ainias Smith · WR · rank 161
They did well to land Ainias Smith in pick 165, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.23 · Pick 198 · Ricky Pearsall · WR · rank 200
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ricky Pearsall. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.4 · Pick 224 · Anthony Belton · OL · rank 222
Anthony Belton at Round 7, Pick 4 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Jahdae Barron · S · rank 233
No edge and no loss on Jahdae Barron in pick No. 227; it is a wash and a sensible one. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
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