unfairlemon'S MOCK DRAFT

cardinals

  • unfairlemon DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Dominic Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Dominic Lovett
WR Georgia
Tanner Mordecai Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Tanner Mordecai
QB Wisconsin
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.

Nobody else had Tanner Mordecai anywhere near pick No. 225. The Cardinals did, by 79 spots, and that gap is the whole story. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

It is not that Hart is a bad player; it is that the Cardinals had louder needs to answer first. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Job largely done: quarterback settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the 4th overall pick they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick21 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for T'Vondre Sweat. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine in the 66th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick71 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
Fair-plus on Adisa Isaac, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick85 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
A conviction pick on Bucky Irving at No. 85 that the board grades a round light. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
A clean, defensible pick in the 104th overall pick with a little surplus value in Dominick Puni. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick133 Rnd4 Cam Hart
A surprising call. With tight end still to address, they spent pick No. 133 on Cam Hart, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford in the 140th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick188 Rnd6 Dominic Lovett
Dominic Lovett at pick 188 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick225 Rnd7 Tanner Mordecai
A real head-scratcher, Tanner Mordecai in Round 7, Pick 5 is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick227 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
They jumped the gun on Miles Frazier, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.