EMANPATSFAN'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • EMANPATSFAN DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ARI)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Zach Rice Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ARI)
Zach Rice
C North Carolina
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cardinals took Zach Rice a full 56 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The Milroe pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In pick No. 8 they get a blindside protector. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
They reached into another round for Tyleik Williams, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
They barely believed it either: Jalen Milroe still on the board at No. 70. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at slot 106 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick142 Rnd5 Zach Rice
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Zach Rice. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick178 Rnd6 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell at the Round 6 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.