cman2025'S MOCK DRAFT
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cman2025'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 1, 2025

2025Mar1

  • cman2025 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cardinals a B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cardinals would have aced it. Howard Cross III at the 78th overall pick is 80 spots clear of where he belonged.

However the rest shakes out, McCord at that price is a win they earned. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Wyatt Milum
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They barely believed it either: Jalon Walker still on the board at the 47th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Howard Cross III
Value said wait; Howard Cross III in the 78th pick says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick114 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tez Johnson at Round 4, Pick 13 is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick153 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord in slot 153 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.