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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
A-
ValueB
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureA+
The Cardinals won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-. Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Richard Jibunor at the 243rd pick is 70 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.
The Powers-Johnson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.
The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
In the end it comes back to Ladd McConkey, and a haul good enough to build on right away.
Pick Analysis
Pick27
Rnd1
Ladd McConkey
In the 27th overall pick they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42
Rnd2
Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry slipping to Round 2, Pick 10 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick43
Rnd2
Payton Wilson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Payton Wilson in the Round 2 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick66
Rnd3
Edgerrin Cooper
Steal is underselling it; Edgerrin Cooper at No. 66 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick78
Rnd3
Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson in slot 78 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick82
Rnd3
Jonathon Brooks
They robbed the room for Jonathon Brooks here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick90
Rnd3
Cooper Beebe
You do not let an offensive lineman like Cooper Beebe reach the 90th pick and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick104
Rnd4
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Circle this one: Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at pick 104 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick138
Rnd5
Hunter Nourzad
Hunter Nourzad in No. 138 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick162
Rnd5
Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving at pick No. 162 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick191
Rnd6
Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman in the 191st overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick226
Rnd7
Jalen Sundell
Value said wait; Jalen Sundell in Round 7, Pick 6 says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick227
Rnd7
Logan Lee
Logan Lee in the Round 7 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick243
Rnd7
Richard Jibunor
They reached a country mile for Richard Jibunor at slot 243, and the board is aghast. This was not a hole anyone had circled.