CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Arizona Cardinals

No fireworks, just a tidy B+ for the Cardinals.

by Alex · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 3 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades A
Future B

The Cardinals went off the board in a big way for Frank Gore Jr., 33 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. However the rest shakes out, Neyor at that price is a win they earned.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Malik Nabers · WR · rank 4
In pick No. 4 they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Amarius Mims · OT · rank 21
In slot 27 they get a blindside protector at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 38
By-the-book stuff, Chop Robinson at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · McKinnley Jackson · DL · rank 88
They paid a round early for McKinnley Jackson in pick 71, more than the board wanted. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 78
Cooper Beebe is a better player than Round 3, Pick 27 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Kris Abrams-Draine · CB · rank 118
They paid up for Kris Abrams-Draine at the 104th pick when waiting would have done the job. A minor itch, scratched.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 112
Leonard Taylor III at Round 4, Pick 6 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 166
A wild overpay on Frank Gore Jr. in the 133rd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.8 · Pick 144 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 133
Cam Hart in the 144th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R6.9 · Pick 184 · Tanor Bortolini · C · rank 206
They reached a country mile for Tanor Bortolini at slot 184, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 190
Christian Jones in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Carson Steele · RB · rank 250
A real head-scratcher, Carson Steele in pick 225 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Isaiah Neyor · WR · rank 210
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Isaiah Neyor in pick No. 227. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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