B
Arizona Cardinals
Grand theft in slot 153: the Cardinals steal Collins and grade out a B.
by Mjok2025 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 5 steals
· 0 reaches
Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Alfred Collins got past him. The Cardinals do not have to explain a thing at Round 5, Pick 14. Good, not great, and the B says as much.
They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a long-term starter on the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
The board fumbled Jalon Walker all the way to the Round 2 slot, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Taking Walter Nolen in the 78th pick is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Tate Ratledge at No. 81 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
You do not let a wide receiver like Tez Johnson reach pick No. 114 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Steal is underselling it; Donovan Jackson at slot 118 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Alfred Collins in pick 153 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.