KerrickWaugh'S MOCK DRAFT

final mock draft

  • KerrickWaugh DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D
ValueB- NeedA- TradesF FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a D for the Cardinals.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Cardinals did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

Jayden Daniels gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 3rd pick they get their quarterback of the future. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In pick No. 27 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
No edge and no loss on Payton Wilson in No. 35; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick66 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
They took Ja'Lynn Polk at par in slot 66, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. at the 71st overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick90 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kris Abrams-Draine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.