CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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January 7-Round No Trades B-

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Arizona Cardinals

A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cardinals a B-.

by loganswims11 · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades B-
Future B-

The needs board said one thing and the Cardinals did another, using pick 133 on Jaden Hicks while quarterback and linebacker waited. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. However the rest shakes out, Brooks at that price is a win they earned.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Malik Nabers · WR · rank 4
In No. 4 they get a go-to option on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.26 · Pick 26 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 33
In pick 26 they get a blindside protector at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Quinyon Mitchell · CB · rank 38
By-the-book stuff, Quinyon Mitchell at Round 2, Pick 3 squarely in line with his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Mekhi Wingo · DT · rank 75
A premium they did not need to pay, Mekhi Wingo a notch or two before his time. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Javon Bullard · S · rank 65
A tidy little value on Javon Bullard in the 71st overall pick, a step better than break-even. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.26 · Pick 89 · Jonathon Brooks · RB · rank 74
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 89, where Jonathon Brooks graded well above the range. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Gabriel Murphy · DL-EDGE · rank 112
They paid a round early for Gabriel Murphy in No. 104, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Jaden Hicks · S · rank 126
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Jaden Hicks in slot 133 leaves quarterback and linebacker for later.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Dallin Holker · TE · rank 130
Dallin Holker at the 140th pick is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · De'Corian Clark · WR · rank 192
They paid sticker price for De'Corian Clark in pick 188, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · J.J. Weaver · LB-EDGE · rank 222
Good price on J.J. Weaver in Round 7, Pick 5, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Dylan McMahon · C · rank 226
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dylan McMahon. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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