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KC 4-17-25
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KCSwoff DRAFTING FOR THECardinals
Draft Selections
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
C+
ValueC-
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
The jury is out on the Cardinals. For now, C+. Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cardinals spent pick 16 on Aireontae Ersery, a name the board had a full 29 spots lower. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.
The Toia steal is the beam this whole class leans on. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.
The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.
Pick Analysis
Pick16
Rnd1
Aireontae Ersery
In No. 16 they get a building block for the line, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick47
Rnd2
Jayden Higgins
A reach for Jayden Higgins in Round 2, Pick 15; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick78
Rnd3
Carson Schwesinger
A reasonable price with a little left over, Carson Schwesinger in the 78th pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick115
Rnd4
Rylie Mills
A wild overpay on Rylie Mills in pick No. 115, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick152
Rnd5
James Burnip
James Burnip in slot 152 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick225
Rnd7
Jay Toia
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Jay Toia in pick 225, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.