B-
Arizona Cardinals
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.
by Jjj ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 1 steals
· 4 reaches
You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Cardinals did exactly that with Shemar Turner in No. 115.
The Campbell pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
A premium they did not need to pay, Grey Zabel a notch or two before his time. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Taking Jihaad Campbell in No. 76 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A wild overpay on Shemar Turner in pick 115, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They paid a round early for Patrick Bryant in Round 4, Pick 33, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
CJ West at the 149th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.