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Arizona Cardinals

A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cardinals a B.

by Draftguy · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 3 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades B-
Future B-

The Cardinals' one glaring miss is quarterback, a need they left exactly as they found it.

Reaching for Henderson left real value on the table behind him. Allen at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Marvin Harrison Jr. · WR · rank 1
In pick No. 2 they get a weapon on the perimeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.21 · Pick 21 · Bralen Trice · DE-EDGE · rank 17
In pick 21 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Keon Coleman · WR · rank 36
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Keon Coleman. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 60
Good price on Leonard Taylor III in the Round 3 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 68
No edge and no loss on Chris Braswell in the 70th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.22 · Pick 85 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 74
Braelon Allen is a better player than the 85th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Christian Haynes · OG · rank 94
Christian Haynes at Round 4, Pick 2 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 139
No drama and no debate, Tyler Guyton went about where he belonged in slot 133. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Tahj Brooks · RB · rank 138
By-the-book stuff, Tahj Brooks at the 139th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Kamal Hadden · CB · rank 170
A straight-up fair deal on Kamal Hadden at the 169th pick, value and slot in agreement. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R6.23 · Pick 198 · Keith Randolph Jr. · DL-EDGE · rank 196
They took Keith Randolph Jr. at par in slot 198, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Jason Henderson · LB · rank 233
The board had cheaper options than Jason Henderson at No. 223, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.6 · Pick 226 · DeWayne Carter · DT · rank 217
DeWayne Carter in pick 226 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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