B
Arizona Cardinals
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Cardinals a B.
by DarthVee ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 3 steals
· 4 reaches
Boards are made to be trusted, and the Cardinals shredded theirs for Dont'e Thornton Jr.. He came off 67 spots early, and the room will hear about it.
They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
Restrepo falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The Cardinals paired the rookies with proven help, Lukas Van Ness leading the way.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 23 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Donovan Ezeiruaku well ahead of where he belonged. 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 Ozzy Trapilo. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They jumped the gun on Chris Paul Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.
Xavier Restrepo slipping to Round 3, Pick 17 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A tidy bit of business in the 114th pick, where Kevin Winston Jr. graded well above the range. It adds depth where they could use a little.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dont'e Thornton Jr. this early at the 118th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, LeQuint Allen at slot 153. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.