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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B-
ValueC+
NeedB-
TradesA+
FutureD+
The Cardinals turned the phones into found money: B-. The Cardinals treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick 139 on Shaun Dolac a full 198 spots early. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Spending an early pick on safety with tight end open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.
The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.
Pick Analysis
Pick24
Rnd1
Shemar Stewart
In pick 24 they get a problem off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick25
Rnd1
Grey Zabel
In the 25th pick they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick26
Rnd1
Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a load in the middle. A real need, handled.
Pick27
Rnd1
Will Johnson
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a ballhawk on the outside, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick33
Rnd2
Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in pick No. 33 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick49
Rnd2
Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in slot 49 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick53
Rnd2
Tate Ratledge
They reached a country mile for Tate Ratledge at the Round 2 slot, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick54
Rnd2
Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer at pick No. 54 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick57
Rnd2
Tre Harris
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tre Harris. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick65
Rnd3
Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger in slot 65 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick66
Rnd3
Kyle Kennard
Kyle Kennard in the 66th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67
Rnd3
Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott in Round 3, Pick 3 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick87
Rnd3
Cam Skattebo
By-the-book stuff, Cam Skattebo at the 87th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89
Rnd3
Quinn Ewers
No drama and no debate, Quinn Ewers went about where he belonged in No. 89. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick92
Rnd3
Andrew Mukuba
Value with a capital V on Andrew Mukuba in slot 92, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick93
Rnd3
Deone Walker
They read the board right and Deone Walker was the payoff at the 93rd pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick94
Rnd3
Charles Grant
Charles Grant in pick 94 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick95
Rnd3
David Walker
A conviction pick on David Walker at the Round 3 slot that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick96
Rnd3
Darius Alexander
A tidy little value on Darius Alexander in the 96th overall pick, a step better than break-even. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick99
Rnd3
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
A big swing on Antwaun Powell-Ryland at pick No. 99, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick100
Rnd3
Tai Felton
They took Tai Felton at par in Round 3, Pick 36, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104
Rnd4
Ty Robinson
Ty Robinson at No. 104 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105
Rnd4
Sebastian Castro
A want over a need in Round 4, Pick 3: Sebastian Castro adds a safety while tight end keeps waiting.
Pick123
Rnd4
Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo slid further than he should have, and the 123rd pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick124
Rnd4
Tory Horton
They let Tory Horton come to them and pounced at the Round 4 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick125
Rnd4
Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 125 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick127
Rnd4
Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton is a better player than the 127th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick129
Rnd4
Nohl Williams
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Nohl Williams while clear needs at tight end sat open.
Pick130
Rnd4
Jordan James
The board had Jordan James higher than pick No. 130, and the running back fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick131
Rnd4
Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams at slot 131 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick132
Rnd4
Jamaree Caldwell
A clean, defensible pick in slot 132 with a little surplus value in Jamaree Caldwell. The roster fit checks out.
Pick133
Rnd4
RJ Harvey
Nothing to complain about; RJ Harvey went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick134
Rnd4
Willie Lampkin
A wild overpay on Willie Lampkin in No. 134, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick137
Rnd4
Luke Kandra
A real head-scratcher, Luke Kandra in Round 4, Pick 35 is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick139
Rnd5
Shaun Dolac
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Shaun Dolac well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick140
Rnd5
Mac McWilliams
This one needs a full-page explanation: Mac McWilliams in the Round 5 slot, miles early. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick144
Rnd5
Elijah Roberts
They reached into another round for Elijah Roberts, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick158
Rnd5
Andrew Armstrong
They talked themselves into Andrew Armstrong at the 158th overall pick, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick159
Rnd5
Logan Brown
Nice patience on Logan Brown, who had no business lasting to the 159th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick163
Rnd5
Jonah Monheim
They went early on Jonah Monheim in pick No. 163, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick166
Rnd5
CJ West
They left a pile of value on the table to take CJ West this early at pick 166. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.