CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Arizona Cardinals

Nobody dealt better than the Cardinals this weekend: B+.

by Tpot10 · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 1 steals · 5 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades A+
Future B

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cardinals spent pick No. 227 on Zion Logue, a name the board had a full 44 spots lower. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

However the rest shakes out, Oladapo at that price is a win they earned. They chose more darts over a bigger single swing.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Rome Odunze · WR · rank 11
In slot 6 they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.26 · Pick 26 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 27
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Morgan at Round 1, Pick 26, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Byron Murphy II · DL · rank 45
Byron Murphy II in pick 35 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Kris Jenkins · DL-EDGE · rank 49
They paid sticker price for Kris Jenkins in the 47th overall pick, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Adisa Isaac · DE-EDGE · rank 66
Adisa Isaac at pick No. 66 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 73
They took Payton Wilson at par in the 69th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 82
Cooper Beebe at pick 71 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.26 · Pick 89 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 112
Braelon Allen at Round 3, Pick 26 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 127
Darius Robinson at slot 104 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Jacob Cowing · WR · rank 104
Jacob Cowing in No. 105 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 139
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cam Hart. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Dallin Holker · TE · rank 145
No edge and no loss on Dallin Holker in the 140th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · Kitan Oladapo · S · rank 170
They barely believed it either: Kitan Oladapo still on the board at the 188th pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Omar Speights · LB · rank 223
Omar Speights at the Round 7 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Zion Logue · DL · rank 271
They left a pile of value on the table to take Zion Logue this early at the 227th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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