CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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Arizona Cardinals

The Cardinals won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

by Jrico1020 · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 3 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A-

Whoever sat across the table from the Cardinals should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

Spending an early pick on OLB-EDGE with tight end open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. On value alone, Jordan makes the weekend a net positive. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

It is a haul that will look even better come September.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.19 · Pick 19 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 19
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 25
Jordan Morgan in the 27th pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 54
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kingsley Suamataia at No. 66. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 86
Nothing to complain about; Marist Liufau went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Javon Solomon · OLB-EDGE · rank 108
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Javon Solomon at OLB-EDGE with tight end open.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Jordan Travis · QB · rank 136
They paid sticker price for Jordan Travis in pick No. 133, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · James Williams · S · rank 134
A tidy little value on James Williams in the 140th overall pick, a step better than break-even. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R5.20 · Pick 156 · Justin Rogers · DL · rank 161
No drama and no debate, Justin Rogers went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 197
They paid a round early for Christian Jones in pick No. 188, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.42 · Pick 217 · Brian Ugwu · DL-EDGE · rank 219
Brian Ugwu in pick 217 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Jawhar Jordan · RB · rank 209
Nice patience on Jawhar Jordan, who had no business lasting to No. 225. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Isaiah Neyor · WR · rank 218
Isaiah Neyor slipping to the 227th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
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