Football'S MOCK DRAFT

My Mock

  • Football DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Ben Sauls Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Ben Sauls
PK Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals cashed the board's mistake on Sauls: B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Cardinals were there to profit. Ben Sauls, the No. 168 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 225th pick. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

They are betting Wells Jr. proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 16th overall pick they get a disruptive interior force. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
Landon Jackson in the Round 2 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick78 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tate Ratledge in Round 3, Pick 14. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick115 Rnd4 Chris Paul Jr.
They barely believed it either: Chris Paul Jr. still on the board at slot 115. The roster fit checks out.
Pick152 Rnd5 Antwane Wells Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Antwane Wells Jr. this early at pick 152. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick225 Rnd7 Ben Sauls
Ben Sauls at No. 225 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.