CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Arizona Cardinals

The Cardinals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

by kc · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 4 steals · 1 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades C-
Future A

You can usually follow a front office's logic. This one is harder. The Cardinals spent Round 3, Pick 27 on Maason Smith while quarterback, running back and other spots sat unaddressed. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The Powers-Johnson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Speights.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.15 · Pick 15 · Taliese Fuaga · OT · rank 17
No edge and no loss on Taliese Fuaga in slot 15; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 28
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 52
Jackson Powers-Johnson at Round 2, Pick 3 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.14 · Pick 46 · Byron Murphy II · DL · rank 43
Byron Murphy II in the 46th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Ricky Pearsall · WR · rank 73
They took Ricky Pearsall at par in pick 66, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 76
They paid sticker price for Junior Colson in pick No. 71, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Maason Smith · DT-EDGE · rank 87
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Maason Smith at DT-EDGE with quarterback, running back and other spots open.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Marshawn Kneeland · DE-EDGE · rank 104
Marshawn Kneeland at No. 104 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 112
Fair-plus on Leonard Taylor III, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 123
They read the board right and Jarrian Jones was the payoff at slot 133. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 137
Cam Hart at the 140th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · Javon Baker · WR · rank 180
A quiet steal in No. 188: Javon Baker for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Omar Speights · LB · rank 208
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Omar Speights in pick No. 225. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Kenny Logan Jr. · S · rank 210
A tidy bit of business in the Round 7 slot, where Kenny Logan Jr. graded well above the range. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
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