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Cardinals 1/21
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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
A-
ValueB
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureA+
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Cardinals a A-. You build a draft on nights like this. Keon Coleman had no business being available in No. 66, and the Cardinals did the only sane thing and turned in the card.
If Logue pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.
The Wiggins pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback and tight end still on the board. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.
Pick Analysis
Pick8
Rnd1
Malik Nabers
In slot 8 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick32
Rnd1
Terrion Arnold
In the 32nd pick they get a press-man option on the boundary, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick35
Rnd2
Nate Wiggins
A curious use of the 35th pick. Quarterback and tight end needed the pick; a cornerback in Nate Wiggins did not.
Pick66
Rnd3
Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick71
Rnd3
Payton Wilson
They paid sticker price for Payton Wilson in the 71st overall pick, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89
Rnd3
Matt Goncalves
A real head-scratcher, Matt Goncalves in pick 89 is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick104
Rnd4
Bucky Irving
They did well to land Bucky Irving in No. 104, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick133
Rnd4
Sataoa Laumea
A reasonable price with a little left over, Sataoa Laumea in slot 133. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick134
Rnd4
Justin Rogers
They reached a country mile for Justin Rogers at Round 4, Pick 34, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick137
Rnd5
Cedric Johnson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Cedric Johnson this early at pick No. 137. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick140
Rnd5
Braelon Allen
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Braelon Allen in the 140th pick, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick169
Rnd5
Ty'Ron Hopper
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ty'Ron Hopper at No. 169 is the proof. The roster fit checks out.
Pick188
Rnd6
LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson in the Round 6 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick225
Rnd7
Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray at slot 225 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick227
Rnd7
Zion Logue
Zion Logue at Round 7, Pick 7 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.