B-
Arizona Cardinals
More right than wrong for the Cardinals, and a B- to prove it.
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2025 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 2 steals
· 3 reaches
The Cardinals bet big and early on Kurtis Rourke, 65 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.
On value alone, Wilson makes the weekend a net positive. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 16 they get a cornerstone up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Jalon Walker at Round 2, Pick 15 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Kurtis Rourke at the Round 3 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Vernon Broughton this early at No. 113. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Jared Wilson at pick 151 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.