B-
Arizona Cardinals
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cardinals a B-.
by bennettfierro ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 3 picks
· 1 steals
· 1 reaches
The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named quarterback, a need the Cardinals walked right past. The bottom line is a respectable B-.
The Burke pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The cost of the Mbow reach is exactly the players who went right after him.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 16 they get protection for the quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
The board had cheaper options than Marcus Mbow at pick No. 47, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Value with a capital V on Denzel Burke in the 78th pick, a genuine coup. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.