2024'S MOCK DRAFT
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2024'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON SEP 21, 2025

Lots of WRs

  • 2024 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Austin Romaine Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ARI)
Austin Romaine
LB Kansas State
Duce Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (ARI)
Duce Robinson
WR Florida State
J.Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (ARI)
J.Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (ARI)
Hykeem Williams
WR Florida State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Cardinals reached some 35 spots for J.Michael Sturdivant, and value like that does not grow back. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Slaughter. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In pick 17 they get a press-man option on the boundary. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Circle this one: Jake Slaughter at the 49th pick is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick81 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
The board had Ja'Kobi Lane higher than the 81st overall pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick117 Rnd4 Austin Romaine
They went early on Austin Romaine in the Round 4 slot, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick156 Rnd5 Duce Robinson
Duce Robinson in slot 156 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick195 Rnd6 J.Michael Sturdivant
J.Michael Sturdivant at Round 6, Pick 19 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick230 Rnd7 Hykeem Williams
Hykeem Williams at pick No. 230 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.