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Mock Draft 2
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DreuxSteelers DRAFTING FOR THECardinals
Draft Selections
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B
ValueB
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Cardinals robbed the room for McCord. Final grade: B. The rest of the league will want that one back. Kyle McCord tumbling to the Cardinals in the Round 5 slot is a gift they did not have to think twice about.
That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Turner has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.
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.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.
Pick Analysis
Pick16
Rnd1
Josh Simmons
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47
Rnd2
Walter Nolen
They robbed the room for Walter Nolen here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick78
Rnd3
Chris Paul Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Chris Paul Jr. at pick No. 78, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick114
Rnd4
Shemar Turner
The board had cheaper options than Shemar Turner at Round 4, Pick 13, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick153
Rnd5
Kyle McCord
You do not let a quarterback like Kyle McCord reach No. 153 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.