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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B-
ValueB
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 78: the Cardinals steal Knight Jr. and grade out 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. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.
That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.
Pick Analysis
Pick16
Rnd1
Walter Nolen
They paid sticker price for Walter Nolen in pick No. 16, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick47
Rnd2
Jonah Savaiinaea
Good price on Jonah Savaiinaea in the Round 2 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick78
Rnd3
Demetrius Knight Jr.
Circle this one: Demetrius Knight Jr. at pick 78 is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.



