B-
Arizona Cardinals
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.
by Randle Rules ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 0 steals
· 3 reaches
The Cardinals went off the board in a big way for Shemar Turner, 56 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.
Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 16 they get a blindside protector, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
They took Tyleik Williams at par in the 47th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kyle McCord well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They reached into another round for Shemar Turner, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Jabbar Muhammad in the 151st overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.