B
Arizona Cardinals
Grand theft in Round 3, Pick 16: the Cardinals steal Stewart and grade out a B.
by JohnnyBears2025 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 2 steals
· 0 reaches
The Cardinals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Shemar Stewart, the No. 51 name on the board, in the 80th pick.
The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 18 they get a blindside protector at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Tate Ratledge at the Round 2 slot is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Shemar Stewart in the 80th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Tez Johnson in pick 119 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Michael Taaffe. A minor need, but a need all the same.