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Rounds 1-3 2024

  • Mike101 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ARI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (ARI)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Cardinals walked out of the weekend still thin at quarterback, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at No. 27 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick43 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at slot 43 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick66 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Blake Fisher. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in pick 71 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick82 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at the 82nd overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick90 Rnd3 Roger Rosengarten
A straight-up fair deal on Roger Rosengarten at the 90th pick, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.