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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
C+
ValueD+
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Cardinals drew a line under the quarterback search with Simpson: C+. If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cardinals would have aced it. Keon Wylie at the 107th pick is 383 spots clear of where he belonged.
Everything downstream of Ty Simpson depends on Ty Simpson, and the building knows it. Getting Anderson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.
So much rides on Ty Simpson that the real verdict is a season or two away.
Pick Analysis
Pick10
Rnd1
Ty Simpson
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41
Rnd2
Malik Muhammad
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Malik Muhammad well ahead of where he belonged. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick72
Rnd3
Gracen Halton
Gracen Halton at Round 3, Pick 8 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick107
Rnd4
Keon Wylie
They reached a country mile for Keon Wylie at pick 107, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick151
Rnd5
Fernando Carmona
Value said wait; Fernando Carmona in the 151st overall pick says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick189
Rnd6
Aaron Anderson
Aaron Anderson at No. 189 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick225
Rnd7
Semaj Morgan
A wild overpay on Semaj Morgan in Round 7, Pick 8, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.







