mxrius.'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • mxrius. DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
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.