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mm'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 8, 2025

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mm DRAFTING FOR THE
Cardinals

PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)

Josh Conerly Jr.

OT Oregon

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PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)

Jayden Higgins

WR Iowa State

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PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)

Barrett Carter

LB Clemson

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PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)

Jamaree Caldwell

DL Oregon

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PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)

Ryan Fitzgerald

PK Florida State

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PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)

Jermari Harris

CB Iowa

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Overall B-

ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-

No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Cardinals walked out of the weekend still thin at quarterback, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The Conerly Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick16 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.

In No. 16 they get an anchor for the offensive line, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.

Pick47 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins

They jumped the gun on Jayden Higgins, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.

Pick78 Rnd3 Barrett Carter

A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Barrett Carter. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.

Pick115 Rnd4 Jamaree Caldwell

Jamaree Caldwell in Round 4, Pick 13 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.

Pick152 Rnd5 Ryan Fitzgerald

The board had cheaper options than Ryan Fitzgerald at pick 152, and it noticed. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.

Pick225 Rnd7 Jermari Harris