BG23'S MOCK DRAFT
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01/06

  • BG23 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals won the night they stopped Skattebo from sliding. Grade: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Cam Skattebo, pick 151, roughly 37 picks past where he belonged. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. If Grant pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 16 they get a wrecking ball inside, reach and all.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at the 47th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick78 Rnd3 Quinn Ewers
They went early on Quinn Ewers in the 78th overall pick, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at the Round 4 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick151 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Cam Skattebo in Round 5, Pick 14, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.