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04/25/24

  • Go Chefs DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cardinals a B.

The Howard Cross III pick is the one that will follow the Cardinals into the fall. They took him 66 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

Milroe falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In pick 16 they get a load in the middle at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick78 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
No edge and no loss on Carson Schwesinger in Round 3, Pick 14; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jalen Milroe
Taking Jalen Milroe in the 115th pick is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick152 Rnd5 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III at the 152nd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick225 Rnd7 Ricky White III
Ricky White III slipping to slot 225 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.