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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B-
ValueC+
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Cardinals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-. The Cardinals' one glaring miss is wide receiver, a need they left exactly as they found it.
They will need Rutledge to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That Haulcy pick is the receipt they will wave around later.
They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick Analysis
Pick3
Rnd1
David Bailey
In pick No. 3 they get a premier pass rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34
Rnd2
Gennings Dunker
The board had cheaper options than Gennings Dunker at the 34th pick, and it noticed. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick65
Rnd3
A.J. Haulcy
Value with a capital V on A.J. Haulcy in slot 65, a genuine coup. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick104
Rnd4
Keylan Rutledge
A big swing on Keylan Rutledge at Round 4, Pick 4, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick141
Rnd5
Keagen Trost
A conviction pick on Keagen Trost at No. 141 that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick181
Rnd6
Taylen Green
A straight-up fair deal on Taylen Green at the Round 6 slot, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick217
Rnd7
Josh Moten
Josh Moten at pick 217 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. A minor itch, scratched.