B-
Arizona Cardinals
More right than wrong for the Cardinals, and a B- to prove it.
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2025 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 1 steals
· 3 reaches
Some picks age like wine; Riley Leonard at No. 79 will need to, sitting 78 spots clear of his grade. No fireworks, but a solid B-.
The Lawson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 17th overall pick they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. More want than need.
A conviction pick on Aireontae Ersery at pick No. 48 that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They reached a country mile for Riley Leonard at slot 79, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nazir Stackhouse well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Circle this one: Deontae Lawson at No. 152 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.