CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Arizona Cardinals

A solid, sensible weekend for the Cardinals: B.

by Ws · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 0 steals · 0 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades B-
Future B-

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Cardinals walked out of the weekend still thin at tight end, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons.

Job largely done: quarterback settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Joe Alt · OT · rank 3
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.21 · Pick 21 · Jared Verse · DE-EDGE · rank 21
No drama and no debate, Jared Verse went about where he belonged in No. 21. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Kris Abrams-Draine · CB · rank 33
A straight-up fair deal on Kris Abrams-Draine at pick 34, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 69
Blake Corum at the 66th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 71
Brian Thomas Jr. in Round 3, Pick 6 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.22 · Pick 85 · Nazir Stackhouse · DL · rank 86
They paid sticker price for Nazir Stackhouse in the 85th pick, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Tate Ratledge · OG · rank 107
They took Tate Ratledge at par in slot 102, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 133
By-the-book stuff, Joe Milton III at pick No. 133 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 142
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cedric Gray. The roster fit checks out.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Steve Linton · LB-EDGE · rank 173
Steve Linton at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.23 · Pick 198 · Tre Harris · WR · rank 192
Tre Harris at No. 198 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Carson Steele · RB · rank 226
Carson Steele in slot 223 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.6 · Pick 226 · Zy Alexander · CB · rank 221
Zy Alexander at Round 7, Pick 6 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
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