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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B-
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureD
The Cardinals won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B-. The Cardinals torched the value chart for Boubacar Traore, taking him 54 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. They will answer for taking safety early while quarterback, tight end and other spots went begging.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick Analysis
Pick9
Rnd1
Caleb Downs
In slot 9 they get a two-high chess piece at fair value.
Pick13
Rnd1
Jeremiyah Love
In No. 13 they get a centerpiece for the ground game. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick16
Rnd1
Carnell Tate
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get a weapon on the perimeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40
Rnd2
Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in pick 40 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick46
Rnd2
Connor Lew
Nothing to complain about; Connor Lew went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick51
Rnd2
Zion Young
A wild overpay on Zion Young in the Round 2 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick59
Rnd2
Taurean York
No edge and no loss on Taurean York in No. 59; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick71
Rnd3
Gabe Jacas
Gabe Jacas at pick 71 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick77
Rnd3
Boubacar Traore
They left a pile of value on the table to take Boubacar Traore this early at the 77th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick116
Rnd4
Earl Little Jr.
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Earl Little Jr. adds a safety and leaves quarterback, tight end and other spots untouched.
Pick149
Rnd5
CJ Daniels
They reached into another round for CJ Daniels, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick179
Rnd5
Aamil Wagner
They took Aamil Wagner at par in Round 5, Pick 39, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick188
Rnd6
Tree Babalade
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tree Babalade well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick215
Rnd6
Mark Fletcher Jr.
Mark Fletcher Jr. at pick No. 215 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick218
Rnd7
Malik Hartford
A premium they did not need to pay, Malik Hartford a notch or two before his time. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick229
Rnd7
De'Zhaun Stribling
They liked De'Zhaun Stribling enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 229. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.








































