Howie35'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

2nd

  • Howie35 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (ARI)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (ARI)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (ARI)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cardinals, and a B- to prove it.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Kurtis Rourke at the 76th pick is 61 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Higgins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Cameron Williams
In pick No. 14 they get a long-term starter on the line, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
You do not let a safety like Nick Emmanwori reach the Round 2 slot and blink. They did not. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick76 Rnd3 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke at pick 76 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jayden Higgins
A wide receiver of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 14 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick149 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Nazir Stackhouse. The roster fit checks out.