2024'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • 2024 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (ARI)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (ARI)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (ARI)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Jalen Berger Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jalen Berger
RB Michigan State
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (ARI)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYG)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Traded
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (SF)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Players Gained
Head Shot
Sterling Shepard
WR
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Cardinals.

The tape said wait; the Cardinals did not. Carson Steele went at the Round 7 slot, a good 79 picks before the board was ready. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They banked enough surplus on Clark to cover a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In pick 4 they get a No. 1 receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick No. 27 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu at the 35th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at No. 66 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick71 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard at slot 71 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick90 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes in the Round 3 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. in pick No. 108 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
Good price on Jalyx Hunt in slot 137, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.
Pick176 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
They did well to land Cody Schrader in the 176th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick185 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
A slide stopped in Round 6, Pick 10, with Joe Milton III worth more than the price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick188 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
They barely believed it either: Kitan Oladapo still on the board at the Round 6 slot. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick215 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor in No. 215 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jalen Berger
Jalen Berger in pick 222 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Carson Steele
A wild overpay on Carson Steele in the 224th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
Circle this one: Jordan Magee at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick249 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
Taking De'Corian Clark in slot 249 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.