B-
Arizona Cardinals
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.
by sdf ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 1 steals
· 3 reaches
The Cardinals spent real capital to be 80 picks early on Kyle McCord, and the board is going to hold them to it. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.
The Walker steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
Josh Simmons at the 17th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
You do not let a linebacker like Jalon Walker reach No. 49 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
By-the-book stuff, Aeneas Peebles at Round 3, Pick 17 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dorian Strong this early at slot 118. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Kyle McCord in pick No. 152 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.