Goku122'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Goku122 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick No. 225 lands the Cardinals a B, Baker and all.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Javon Baker tumbling to the Cardinals in the 225th overall pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In pick No. 27 they get an anchor for the defensive front, and a steal at that.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jared Verse
Steal is underselling it; Jared Verse at Round 2, Pick 3 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson is a better player than the 66th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick71 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
They will replay Kamren Kinchens at the 71st overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick90 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes at pick 90 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
You do not let a cornerback like Mike Sainristil reach slot 104 and blink. They did not. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick133 Rnd4 Tyrice Knight
Circle this one: Tyrice Knight at No. 133 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick140 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
They robbed the room for Sataoa Laumea here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick188 Rnd6 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in No. 188 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Pick225 Rnd7 Javon Baker
Taking Javon Baker in pick 225 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell in the Round 7 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.