B
Arizona Cardinals
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cardinals a B.
by DDerry ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 3 steals
· 1 reaches
The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Cardinals reached some 48 spots for Jaeden Roberts, and value like that does not grow back. Good, not great, and the B says as much.
That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.
Offensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
Jalon Walker at the 47th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They will replay Xavier Watts at the Round 3 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A minor need, but a need all the same.
They reached a country mile for Jaeden Roberts at the 114th overall pick, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Cam Skattebo at slot 151 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.