CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

2024 what should’ve been 1st round draft B-

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Arizona Cardinals

Good, not great, for the Cardinals: B-.

by Cuber · 2024 NFL Draft · 2 picks · 1 steals · 1 reaches
Value C
Need A-
Trades B-
Future 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.

Thomas Jr. has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Murphy II. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 22
In the 4th pick they get a go-to option on the outside, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Byron Murphy II · DL · rank 19
In pick No. 27 they get a run-stuffing presence up front, and a steal at that.