CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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Arizona Cardinals

Nobody dealt better than the Cardinals this weekend: A-.

by Dave R · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 0 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

The real work happened on the phones. The Cardinals fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

They will need Allen to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The Cardinals indulged a want in Abrams-Draine while a need in quarterback, tight end and other spots stayed open. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Dallas Turner and all.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.13 · Pick 13 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 14
In No. 13 they get juice off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Quinyon Mitchell · CB · rank 31
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. More want than need.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 35
They paid sticker price for Chop Robinson in the 35th pick, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 36
Xavier Legette at pick 39 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Ruke Orhorhoro · DT · rank 69
A straight-up fair deal on Ruke Orhorhoro at slot 66, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 75
Johnny Wilson at pick No. 71 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 78
No drama and no debate, Cooper Beebe went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Roman Wilson · WR · rank 83
Roman Wilson at the 77th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 100
Blake Fisher in the Round 3 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 112
A premium they did not need to pay, Leonard Taylor III a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Kris Abrams-Draine · CB · rank 120
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Kris Abrams-Draine while clear needs at quarterback, tight end and other spots sat open.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 155
Braelon Allen in slot 133 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
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