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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B+
ValueB-
NeedB+
TradesA+
FutureA
The Cardinals worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+. If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Cardinals, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.
The Cardinals indulged a want in Abrams-Draine while a need in tight end and linebacker stayed open. They are betting Abrams-Draine proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Jordan.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.
Pick Analysis
Pick8
Rnd1
Rome Odunze
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27
Rnd1
Quinyon Mitchell
In the 27th overall pick they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick35
Rnd2
Chop Robinson
By-the-book stuff, Chop Robinson at the 35th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick43
Rnd2
Patrick Paul
A straight-up fair deal on Patrick Paul at pick No. 43, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick66
Rnd3
Ruke Orhorhoro
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ruke Orhorhoro. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick71
Rnd3
Johnny Wilson
No drama and no debate, Johnny Wilson went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick90
Rnd3
Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. at slot 90 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick104
Rnd4
Kris Abrams-Draine
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 104 on Kris Abrams-Draine with tight end and linebacker unsolved.
Pick105
Rnd4
Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in pick 105 is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick133
Rnd4
Luke McCaffrey
They liked Luke McCaffrey enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 4, Pick 33. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick140
Rnd5
Drake Nugent
They paid up for Drake Nugent at No. 140 when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick225
Rnd7
Jawhar Jordan
Value with a capital V on Jawhar Jordan in the 225th overall pick, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
















