Fodd'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

Fodd'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 25, 2025

After night 1 all teams

  • Fodd DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals checked most of the boxes and earned a 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 sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most. 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 Walter Nolen
In No. 16 they get a wrecking ball inside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
No drama and no debate, Donovan Ezeiruaku went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 15. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick78 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
A clean, defensible pick in slot 78 with a little surplus value in Carson Schwesinger. The roster fit checks out.