C+
Arizona Cardinals
A mixed bag for the Cardinals, and a C+ to match.
by Fly Eagles Fly ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 4 picks
· 0 steals
· 1 reaches
For all the boxes ticked, the Cardinals skipped the loudest one: quarterback is exactly as bare as it was. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.
If Miller pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend. Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.
If Caleb Downs and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.
Pick-by-Pick
Fair-plus on Caleb Downs, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
A reach for Blake Miller in pick No. 34; a little patience would have been rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Good price on Jake Golday in pick 65, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
By-the-book stuff, Domonique Orange at Round 3, Pick 6 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.