B
Arizona Cardinals
Good, not great, for the Cardinals: B.
by Gravespire ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 1 steals
· 3 reaches
The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Cardinals reached some 164 spots for Eugene Asante, and value like that does not grow back. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.
The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Landing Umanmielen that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a building block for the line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Princely Umanmielen is a better player than slot 40 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jalon Walker. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Theo Wease Jr. at pick 136 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Value said wait; Logan Jones in the 168th overall pick says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Eugene Asante. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.