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2024 Draft Mock

  • Papi DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cardinals spent No. 227 on Taulia Tagovailoa, a name the board had a full 158 spots lower. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Foster value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In the 3rd pick they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick17 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In No. 17 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
They did well to land Terrion Arnold in the 35th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick67 Rnd3 Javon Foster
A slide stopped in slot 67, with Javon Foster worth more than the price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
No edge and no loss on Jackson Powers-Johnson in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick81 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
They paid sticker price for Ruke Orhorhoro in Round 3, Pick 17, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick103 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in pick No. 103 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick133 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
A tidy little value on Smael Mondon Jr. in Round 4, Pick 33, a step better than break-even. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick140 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
No drama and no debate, Antwaun Powell-Ryland went about where he belonged in the 140th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Cody Schrader
A premium they did not need to pay, Cody Schrader a notch or two before his time. It fills a real need, too.
Pick198 Rnd6 Darius Muasau
Darius Muasau in No. 198 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick224 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
They jumped the gun on J.J. Weaver, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick227 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa at pick 227 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.