B-
Arizona Cardinals
The Cardinals let Jackson fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.
by CavanFootball ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 3 picks
· 1 steals
· 1 reaches
Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Landon Jackson got past him. The Cardinals do not have to explain a thing at No. 47.
The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. If Castro pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.
The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 16 they get the heartbeat of the defense. A clean fit for the roster.
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Landon Jackson in No. 47, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They liked Sebastian Castro enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 78. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.