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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B-
ValueC
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Cardinals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-. You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Cardinals did exactly that with Aeneas Peebles in the 115th pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.
That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick Analysis
Pick16
Rnd1
Josh Conerly Jr.
In pick No. 16 they get a cornerstone up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47
Rnd2
Tyleik Williams
Fair-plus on Tyleik Williams, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick78
Rnd3
Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. at the 78th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick115
Rnd4
Aeneas Peebles
They talked themselves into Aeneas Peebles at Round 4, Pick 13, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick152
Rnd5
Nick Nash
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Nick Nash. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick225
Rnd7
Robert Longerbeam
Robert Longerbeam at pick 225 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor itch, scratched.