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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B-
ValueB
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Cardinals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-. You can draft well and still miss the point. The Cardinals did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to quarterback, which was the need that mattered most. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.
They are betting Alexander proves the room right and everyone else wrong. However the rest shakes out, Walker at that price is a win they earned.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.
Pick Analysis
Pick16
Rnd1
James Pearce Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47
Rnd2
Zy Alexander
They went early on Zy Alexander in pick 47, and the value did not follow. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick78
Rnd3
Deone Walker
Deone Walker at No. 78 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.



