Max crosby'S MOCK DRAFT

Raiders

  • Max crosby DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (ARI)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kenneth Grant
DL Michigan
TJ Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
TJ Ferguson
OL Florida State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ARI)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Quinn Carroll Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (ARI)
Quinn Carroll
OT Minnesota
Zach Rice Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Zach Rice
C North Carolina
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals cashed the board's mistake on Allar: B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Cardinals were there to profit. Drew Allar, the No. 68 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 108th pick. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Every board in the league had Grant lower, and that gap is the story. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.

On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the Round 1 slot they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Value said wait; Kenneth Grant in pick No. 41 says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick72 Rnd3 TJ Ferguson
The board had cheaper options than TJ Ferguson at pick 72, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Drew Allar
A quarterback of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 7 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick150 Rnd5 Quinn Carroll
Quinn Carroll in the 150th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick186 Rnd6 Zach Rice
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Zach Rice well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.