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Cardinals 2025
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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
C+
ValueC
NeedB
TradesC-
FutureB
The jury is out on the Cardinals. For now, C+. The Cardinals bet big and early on Shaun Dolac, 167 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.
That Taylor pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.
Pick Analysis
Pick31
Rnd1
Jack Sawyer
In the 31st overall pick they get juice off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick51
Rnd2
Kenneth Grant
Circle this one: Kenneth Grant at the Round 2 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick54
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
The board fumbled Nick Emmanwori all the way to pick 54, and they scooped it up. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick55
Rnd2
Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at slot 55 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick78
Rnd3
Maxwell Hairston
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Maxwell Hairston. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick80
Rnd3
Marcus Mbow
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 80 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick86
Rnd3
Will Howard
They talked themselves into Will Howard at Round 3, Pick 22, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick87
Rnd3
Jaylin Noel
A premium they did not need to pay, Jaylin Noel a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89
Rnd3
Carson Schwesinger
Fair-plus on Carson Schwesinger, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick95
Rnd3
Deone Walker
Steal is underselling it; Deone Walker at pick No. 95 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick97
Rnd3
Aeneas Peebles
This one needs a full-page explanation: Aeneas Peebles in pick 97, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick98
Rnd3
Cam Skattebo
They paid sticker price for Cam Skattebo in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick102
Rnd4
Willie Lampkin
They left a pile of value on the table to take Willie Lampkin this early at the 102nd pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick114
Rnd4
Anthony Belton
No drama and no debate, Anthony Belton went about where he belonged in the 114th overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick115
Rnd4
Logan Brown
Value said wait; Logan Brown in the Round 4 slot says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick116
Rnd4
Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander at No. 116 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It fills a real need, too.
Pick123
Rnd4
David Walker
David Walker at pick 123 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick126
Rnd4
Elijah Roberts
Elijah Roberts in the 126th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick127
Rnd4
Fadil Diggs
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Fadil Diggs. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick128
Rnd4
Mason Taylor
They robbed the room for Mason Taylor here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick129
Rnd4
Connor Colby
They reached a country mile for Connor Colby at slot 129, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick130
Rnd4
Bhayshul Tuten
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Bhayshul Tuten well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick131
Rnd4
Ty Robinson
They reached into another round for Ty Robinson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick132
Rnd4
Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills at the 132nd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick133
Rnd4
RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey in Round 4, Pick 32 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick135
Rnd4
Shaun Dolac
A wild overpay on Shaun Dolac in pick 135, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick136
Rnd4
Nick Nash
They paid up for Nick Nash at the Round 4 slot when waiting would have done the job. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.



































