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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B-
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cardinals: 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. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.
Reaching for Thomas left real value on the table behind him. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.
Pick Analysis
Pick16
Rnd1
Shemar Stewart
In the 16th overall pick they get a problem off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47
Rnd2
Azareye'h Thomas
They jumped the gun on Azareye'h Thomas, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick78
Rnd3
Ozzy Trapilo
By-the-book stuff, Ozzy Trapilo at pick 78 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.



