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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B-
ValueD+
NeedA
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Cardinals drew a line under the quarterback search with Dart: B-. After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Cardinals committed. Jaxson Dart is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.
They are betting Dart proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick Analysis
Pick16
Rnd1
Jaxson Dart
In pick No. 16 they get a franchise quarterback, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47
Rnd2
Donovan Jackson
A conviction pick on Donovan Jackson at Round 2, Pick 15 that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.


