CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Arizona Cardinals

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

by kc · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 4 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades B-
Future B-

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Josh Proctor at slot 226, a reach of 67 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

Cowing at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Marvin Harrison Jr. · WR · rank 1
In slot 2 they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.21 · Pick 21 · Terrion Arnold · CB · rank 27
In the 21st pick they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 57
Trey Benson at Round 2, Pick 2 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Kris Jenkins · DL-EDGE · rank 51
The board had Kris Jenkins higher than No. 66, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 60
Leonard Taylor III at the 70th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.22 · Pick 85 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 91
They paid sticker price for Jackson Powers-Johnson in pick 85, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 100
No edge and no loss on Graham Barton in the 102nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Jamon Dumas-Johnson · LB · rank 132
By-the-book stuff, Jamon Dumas-Johnson at pick 133 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Ricky Pearsall · WR · rank 122
Ricky Pearsall is a better player than slot 139 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Kamal Hadden · CB · rank 170
No drama and no debate, Kamal Hadden went about where he belonged in the 169th pick. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
R6.23 · Pick 198 · Curtis Jacobs · LB · rank 195
Curtis Jacobs at pick No. 198 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Jacob Cowing · WR · rank 185
Jacob Cowing in Round 7, Pick 3 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.6 · Pick 226 · Josh Proctor · S · rank 293
A wild overpay on Josh Proctor in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
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