49ersfan2024'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

Cool draft

  • 49ersfan2024 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals bet the future on McCarthy. The board says B-.

The search is over. The Cardinals handed the keys to J.J. McCarthy, and the whole operation now runs on his development. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The Orhorhoro pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. That James pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In No. 4 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the 27th overall pick they get a franchise quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
Ruke Orhorhoro at the Round 2 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick66 Rnd3 Austin Booker
Austin Booker at slot 66 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
No drama and no debate, Kingsley Suamataia went about where he belonged in the 71st pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick90 Rnd3 Brandon Coleman
Brandon Coleman at pick No. 90 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick104 Rnd4 DJ James
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing DJ James in pick 104. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick138 Rnd5 Beaux Limmer
By-the-book stuff, Beaux Limmer at Round 5, Pick 2 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick162 Rnd5 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall at the 162nd overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jha'Quan Jackson. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick226 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
They paid up for Michael Barrett at pick No. 226 when waiting would have done the job. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.