CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Arizona Cardinals

The Cardinals worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

by Jrico1020 · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 2 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future C

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Cardinals were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

However the rest shakes out, Wilson at that price is a win they earned. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. If McGregor pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.19 · Pick 19 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 19
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get an island corner. Need was not the driver here.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Keon Coleman · WR · rank 24
Nothing to complain about; Keon Coleman went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 32
Graham Barton at pick No. 35 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.19 · Pick 51 · T'Vondre Sweat · DL · rank 60
A premium they did not need to pay, T'Vondre Sweat a notch or two before his time. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Adisa Isaac · DE-EDGE · rank 63
Good price on Adisa Isaac in No. 66, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Mekhi Wingo · DT · rank 68
Mekhi Wingo at the 71st overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.19 · Pick 83 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 70
Payton Wilson is a better player than the 83rd pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 78
Value with a capital V on Cooper Beebe in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · James Williams · S · rank 130
They did well to land James Williams in the 133rd overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Ty'Ron Hopper · LB · rank 149
Ty'Ron Hopper at the 140th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · Braiden McGregor · DL-EDGE · rank 198
Braiden McGregor at No. 188 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Joshua Cephus · WR · rank 230
Joshua Cephus at Round 7, Pick 5 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Steele Chambers · LB · rank 222
A reasonable price with a little left over, Steele Chambers in the Round 7 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
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