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maybe'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 16, 2024

1st 5

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Cardinals

PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)

Marvin Harrison Jr.

WR Ohio State

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PICK: 13 RND: 1 (ARI)

JC Latham

OT Alabama

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PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)

Bo Nix

QB Oregon

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PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)

Xavier Legette

WR South Carolina

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PICK: 62 RND: 2 (ARI)

Bralen Trice

DE-EDGE Washington

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PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)

Christian Haynes

OG Connecticut

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PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)

Blake Corum

RB Michigan

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PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)

Khyree Jackson

CB Oregon

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PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ARI)

Bucky Irving

RB Oregon

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PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)

Beau Brade

S Maryland

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PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)

Marist Liufau

LB Notre Dame

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PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)

Grayson Murphy

DL-EDGE UCLA

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PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)

Trey Knox

TE South Carolina

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PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)

JC Latham

OT Alabama

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PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)

Bralen Trice

DE-EDGE Washington

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PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)

Bucky Irving

RB Oregon

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PICK: RND: 2 (BAL)

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PICK: RND: 2 (LV)

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PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)

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PICK: RND: 4 (LV)

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PICK: 71 RND: 3 (MIN)

Patrick Paul

OT Houston

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Jonathan Greenard

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Trenton Simpson

Kyler Murray

Overall D+

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Nix is the Cardinals' new face under center. Grade: D+.

The phones were a trap the Cardinals kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. Hard to defend, and the D+ reflects that.

Whatever Bo Nix becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The Irving pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick4 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.

In the 4th pick they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.

Pick13 Rnd1 JC Latham

In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.

Pick27 Rnd1 Bo Nix

In the 27th overall pick they get the arm they will build around. It fills the loudest need on the roster.

Pick35 Rnd2 Xavier Legette

They paid sticker price for Xavier Legette in No. 35, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.

Pick62 Rnd2 Bralen Trice

Bralen Trice at slot 62 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.

Pick66 Rnd3 Christian Haynes

They took Christian Haynes at par in pick No. 66, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.

Pick90 Rnd3 Blake Corum

A clean, defensible pick in pick 90 with a little surplus value in Blake Corum. A need, and now a little less of one.

Pick104 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson

Khyree Jackson in Round 4, Pick 4 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A minor need, but a need all the same.

Pick108 Rnd4 Bucky Irving

Bucky Irving slipping to Round 4, Pick 8 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.

Pick138 Rnd5 Beau Brade

Beau Brade in the 138th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.

Pick162 Rnd5 Marist Liufau

No edge and no loss on Marist Liufau in pick No. 162; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.

Pick186 Rnd6 Grayson Murphy

Quietly one of the better values of the day, Grayson Murphy at the 186th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.