B-
Arizona Cardinals
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Cardinals and Emmanwori: B-.
by DTDLB ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 1 steals
· 2 reaches
The rest of the league will want that one back. Nick Emmanwori tumbling to the Cardinals in the 47th pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.
The Higgins pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.
A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
The board fumbled Nick Emmanwori all the way to slot 47, and they scooped it up. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
They paid sticker price for Aeneas Peebles in Round 3, Pick 14, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A big swing on Jay Higgins at pick No. 114, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A tidy little value on Pat Bryant in the 153rd overall pick, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.