AZCardsontheRocks'S MOCK DRAFT

AZ - Kyler Trade to Jets

  • AZCardsontheRocks DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (ARI)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (ARI)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Cardinals let Winston Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a D-.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Cardinals, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

However the rest shakes out, Winston Jr. 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. Dart has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In No. 7 they get a disruptive interior force. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick16 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In the 16th pick they get a green-dot type in the middle at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
A reach for Jaxson Dart in pick No. 47; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick78 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at pick 78 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
They did well to land Chris Paul Jr. in the 92nd overall pick, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick114 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson in Round 4, Pick 13 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick153 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Somehow Kevin Winston Jr. was still sitting there in the 153rd pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. It adds depth where they could use a little.