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Mock 12.0
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Jrico1020 DRAFTING FOR THECardinals
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
Draft Picks Traded
Players Gained
Players traded away
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B+
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureB
Henderson should have been long gone. The Cardinals pounced, and earned a B+. The trade table was a mismatch, and the Cardinals were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.
The Henderson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.
With quarterback and tight end unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick Analysis
Pick5
Rnd1
Marvin Harrison Jr.
Good price on Marvin Harrison Jr. in No. 5, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick27
Rnd1
Dallas Turner
In pick 27 they get a bendy edge with upside, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35
Rnd2
Nate Wiggins
They will replay Nate Wiggins at the Round 2 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick66
Rnd3
Jonah Elliss
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Jonah Elliss in pick No. 66, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick71
Rnd3
Ruke Orhorhoro
Ruke Orhorhoro in Round 3, Pick 7 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick90
Rnd3
Johnny Wilson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Johnny Wilson at the 90th overall pick is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104
Rnd4
Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in Round 4, Pick 4 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105
Rnd4
Khyree Jackson
A curious use of the Round 4 slot. Quarterback and tight end needed the pick; a cornerback in Khyree Jackson did not.
Pick133
Rnd4
Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at the 133rd pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. It fills a real need, too.
Pick140
Rnd5
Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop slid further than he should have, and No. 140 is lovely value for the safety. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick188
Rnd6
LaDarius Henderson
They robbed the room for LaDarius Henderson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick225
Rnd7
Jawhar Jordan
Jawhar Jordan slipping to slot 225 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.















