CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Arizona Cardinals

The Cardinals answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: D.

by sas · 2024 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 2 steals · 6 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.

Jayden Daniels is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. If McClellan pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The Beebe value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 8
In pick 3 they get a franchise quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.10 · Pick 10 · Malik Nabers · WR · rank 4
In No. 10 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.22 · Pick 22 · Taliese Fuaga · OT · rank 26
In the 22nd pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Kamari Lassiter · CB · rank 40
They paid sticker price for Kamari Lassiter in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 47
No edge and no loss on Chris Braswell in the 42nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 55
Nice patience on Cooper Beebe, who had no business lasting to pick No. 67. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Ruke Orhorhoro · DT · rank 79
Ruke Orhorhoro in Round 3, Pick 9 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.17 · Pick 81 · Nazir Stackhouse · DL · rank 94
Nazir Stackhouse in slot 81 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.23 · Pick 86 · Adisa Isaac · DE-EDGE · rank 97
A reach on Adisa Isaac in pick 86; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Jalen McMillan · WR · rank 119
They went early on Jalen McMillan in pick No. 103, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · James Williams · S · rank 129
A reasonable price with a little left over, James Williams in the 133rd pick. A minor itch, scratched.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 144
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Wilson at the 140th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
R5.29 · Pick 165 · Jack Nelson · OT · rank 173
They paid up for Jack Nelson at the Round 5 slot when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.23 · Pick 198 · Jake Briningstool · TE · rank 209
A conviction pick on Jake Briningstool at Round 6, Pick 23 that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.4 · Pick 224 · De'Corian Clark · WR · rank 214
De'Corian Clark in No. 224 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Jase McClellan · RB · rank 250
They talked themselves into Jase McClellan at slot 227, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
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