B-
Arizona Cardinals
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cardinals: B-.
by MarbioKing3732 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 2 steals
· 2 reaches
The Cardinals treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick 78 on Simeon Barrow Jr. a full 101 spots early. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.
The Mondon Jr. pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 16th pick they get an anchor for the offensive line, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 47 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Simeon Barrow Jr. at pick 78 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
By-the-book stuff, Jordan Burch at Round 4, Pick 13 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They barely believed it either: Smael Mondon Jr. still on the board at the Round 5 slot. The roster fit checks out.