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Cardinals 2025
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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B+
ValueC
NeedB-
TradesA+
FutureA+
The Cardinals fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+. They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Shaun Dolac, 234 picks early at Round 3, Pick 12.
That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The Cardinals clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.
A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.
Pick Analysis
Pick17
Rnd1
Mykel Williams
In pick 17 they get a bendy edge with upside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick18
Rnd1
Mike Green
In No. 18 they get juice off the edge, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick19
Rnd1
Jack Sawyer
In pick No. 19 they get a problem off the edge, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick20
Rnd1
Donovan Ezeiruaku
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick21
Rnd1
Armand Membou
In the 21st overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick22
Rnd1
Matthew Golden
In the 22nd pick they get a difference-maker at receiver, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23
Rnd1
Kenneth Grant
In the 23rd pick they get a disruptive interior force. A real need, handled.
Pick25
Rnd1
Jihaad Campbell
In pick 25 they get a three-down second-level presence, reach and all. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick26
Rnd1
Maxwell Hairston
In the 26th overall pick they get a potential shutdown corner, a steep price for the projection. Need was not the driver here.
Pick27
Rnd1
Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in No. 27 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick28
Rnd1
Luther Burden III
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a true top target, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick29
Rnd1
Tyler Warren
In slot 29 they get a matchup weapon at tight end at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick30
Rnd1
Jalon Walker
Nothing to complain about; Jalon Walker went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick32
Rnd1
Wyatt Milum
In pick No. 32 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33
Rnd2
Tyler Booker
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Booker. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick34
Rnd2
Tre Harris
They jumped the gun on Tre Harris, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick35
Rnd2
Jayden Higgins
A real head-scratcher, Jayden Higgins in pick 35 is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick36
Rnd2
T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at Round 2, Pick 4 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick37
Rnd2
Jaxson Dart
Jaxson Dart in the 37th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick38
Rnd2
Demetrius Knight Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Demetrius Knight Jr. this early at pick No. 38. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick40
Rnd2
Carson Schwesinger
Value said wait; Carson Schwesinger in No. 40 says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick47
Rnd2
JT Tuimoloau
No edge and no loss on JT Tuimoloau in the 47th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick48
Rnd2
Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor at the 48th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick51
Rnd2
Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at No. 51 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick54
Rnd2
Deone Walker
A reach on Deone Walker in pick 54; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
Pick57
Rnd2
Aeneas Peebles
Aeneas Peebles at the Round 2 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick58
Rnd2
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
They talked themselves into Antwaun Powell-Ryland at Round 2, Pick 26, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick59
Rnd2
Ty Robinson
Ty Robinson in the 59th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick61
Rnd2
Harold Fannin Jr.
Good price on Harold Fannin Jr. in slot 61, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick62
Rnd2
Cam Skattebo
They reached a country mile for Cam Skattebo at pick No. 62, and the board is aghast. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick63
Rnd2
Willie Lampkin
A big swing on Willie Lampkin at the Round 2 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick64
Rnd2
Darien Porter
A conviction pick on Darien Porter at pick 64 that the board grades a round light. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick65
Rnd3
Derrick Harmon
They robbed the room for Derrick Harmon here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick68
Rnd3
Xavier Watts
They will replay Xavier Watts at the 68th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick69
Rnd3
Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at the 69th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick70
Rnd3
Tate Ratledge
No drama and no debate, Tate Ratledge went about where he belonged in slot 70. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick71
Rnd3
Jalen Royals
Jalen Royals is a better player than Round 3, Pick 7 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick74
Rnd3
Jaylin Noel
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaylin Noel well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick76
Rnd3
Shaun Dolac
Shaun Dolac in the 76th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick77
Rnd3
Kyle Kennard
Kyle Kennard in the Round 3 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick78
Rnd3
Jared Ivey
Jared Ivey in Round 3, Pick 14 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick79
Rnd3
Darius Alexander
They reached into another round for Darius Alexander, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
















































































































































































































































