CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Arizona Cardinals

Maye is the plan now, and the Cardinals grade out a D.

by Goku122 · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 6 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades F
Future B-

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Cardinals, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.

Everything downstream of Drake Maye depends on Drake Maye, and the building knows it. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Haynes reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Corcoran at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and running back is still a hole.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
In pick 4 they get a long-term answer under center. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.10 · Pick 10 · Rome Odunze · WR · rank 11
Rome Odunze at the 10th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R1.21 · Pick 21 · Taliese Fuaga · OT · rank 17
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a blindside protector at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 35
By-the-book stuff, Leonard Taylor III at the 35th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 64
They paid sticker price for Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in slot 66, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Brandon Dorlus · DE-EDGE · rank 60
Value with a capital V on Brandon Dorlus in pick No. 71, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Christian Haynes · OG · rank 80
A reach on Christian Haynes in No. 72; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.22 · Pick 85 · Michael Hall Jr. · DT · rank 84
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Michael Hall Jr.. It fills a real need, too.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Tykee Smith · S · rank 96
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 104, where Tykee Smith graded well above the range. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 121
A slide stopped in the 133rd pick, with Khyree Jackson worth more than the price. A minor itch, scratched.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 125
Cam Hart at slot 140 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 185
A tidy little value on AJ Barner in the Round 6 slot, a step better than break-even. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Turner Corcoran · OT · rank 207
Taking Turner Corcoran in the 225th overall pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Jordan Magee · LB · rank 218
The board had Jordan Magee higher than pick 227, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
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