NICO97'S MOCK DRAFT
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NICO97'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 25, 2025

Day2

  • NICO97 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cardinals a B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Cardinals did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to quarterback, which was the need that mattered most.

The Williams value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 16th pick they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value.
Pick47 Rnd2 Nic Scourton
Nic Scourton at pick 47 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick78 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
They read the board right and Cameron Williams was the payoff at slot 78. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.