TheBrickwall80'S MOCK DRAFT

Good draft

  • TheBrickwall80 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (ARI)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (ARI)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (ARI)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cardinals: B-.

The war room fell hard for Deontae Lawson, and it showed at the 45th pick: 36 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Spending an early pick on safety with quarterback, wide receiver and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The Marshall Jr. steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They left with offensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Wyatt Milum
They paid sticker price for Wyatt Milum in the Round 1 slot, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick45 Rnd2 Deontae Lawson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Deontae Lawson in slot 45, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
Nothing to complain about; Malachi Moore went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick115 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
A surprising call. With quarterback, wide receiver and other spots still to address, they spent the 115th pick on Lathan Ransom, a safety they were not short of.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at the 149th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor itch, scratched.