CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Arizona Cardinals

The Cardinals fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

by Iii · 2024 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 3 steals · 8 reaches
Value C-
Need B
Trades A+
Future C+

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Emory Jones at the 94th overall pick, a reach of 416 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. That Randolph Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.19 · Pick 19 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 22
In the Round 1 slot they get a double-digit-sack hope. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 31
A tidy little value on Edgerrin Cooper in pick No. 34, a step better than break-even. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Brandon Dorlus · DE-EDGE · rank 52
A tidy bit of business in the 66th overall pick, where Brandon Dorlus graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Ladd McConkey · WR · rank 58
Ladd McConkey at slot 70 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.22 · Pick 85 · Jordan Travis · QB · rank 90
Jordan Travis in Round 3, Pick 22 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.31 · Pick 94 · Emory Jones · QB · rank 510
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Emory Jones well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Spencer Rattler · QB · rank 120
This one needs a full-page explanation: Spencer Rattler in slot 102, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · Taulia Tagovailoa · QB · rank 241
A big swing on Taulia Tagovailoa at the Round 4 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Donovan Edwards · RB · rank 149
Donovan Edwards in pick No. 133 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It fills a real need, too.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Kendall Milton · RB · rank 419
Kendall Milton at No. 169 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.23 · Pick 198 · Ja'Corey Brooks · WR · rank 287
Ja'Corey Brooks at pick 198 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Keith Randolph Jr. · DL-EDGE · rank 196
Keith Randolph Jr. in the 223rd pick 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 · Kavosiey Smoke · RB · rank 454
Kavosiey Smoke at Round 7, Pick 6 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.12 · Pick 232 · Rasheen Ali · RB · rank 227
Fair-plus on Rasheen Ali, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
R7.35 · Pick 255 · Xavier Truss · OT · rank 251
Xavier Truss in Round 7, Pick 35 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.36 · Pick 256 · Marshel Martin · TE · rank 264
Marshel Martin in slot 256 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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