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Draft Grade — Cardinals
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A franchise passer in Daniels headlines a D weekend for the Cardinals. The phones were a trap the Cardinals kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. It grades a D, and the process earned it.
If Robinson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Everything downstream of Jayden Daniels depends on Jayden Daniels, and the building knows it.
They will answer for taking cornerback early while interior defensive lineman and linebacker went begging. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
Landing Jennings that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and interior defensive lineman is still a hole.
Pick Analysis
Pick2
Rnd1
Marvin Harrison Jr.
In slot 2 they get a go-to option on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick3
Rnd1
Jayden Daniels
In the 3rd pick they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick21
Rnd1
Bralen Trice
In pick 21 they get a disruptor off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34
Rnd2
Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine at the 34th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick66
Rnd3
Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at the Round 3 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick70
Rnd3
Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey at Round 3, Pick 6 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick85
Rnd3
TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in pick No. 85 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick133
Rnd4
Khyree Jackson
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman and linebacker to take Khyree Jackson, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick139
Rnd5
Jaheim Bell
No edge and no loss on Jaheim Bell in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick165
Rnd5
Cole Bishop
Nothing to complain about; Cole Bishop went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick169
Rnd5
Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson at slot 169 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick198
Rnd6
JT Daniels
JT Daniels in No. 198 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick206
Rnd6
Tyler Baron
Good price on Tyler Baron in pick No. 206, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick223
Rnd7
Ali Jennings
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Ali Jennings in pick 223, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick226
Rnd7
Steve Linton
Steve Linton is a better player than the 226th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.