B-
Arizona Cardinals
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cardinals: B-.
by leonardogn05 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 3 picks
· 1 steals
· 0 reaches
You can draft well and still miss the point. The Cardinals did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to quarterback, which was the need that mattered most. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.
Walker at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 16 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. The biggest hole, addressed.
They did well to land Jihaad Campbell in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.
The board had Deone Walker higher than pick No. 78, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.