B
Arizona Cardinals
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cardinals a B.
by BLaCc _ScOrPiOn 46 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 1 steals
· 1 reaches
It is the swing that defines the weekend: Vernon Broughton in No. 114, a good 41 spots before the room expected him.
They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Getting Knight Jr. where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 16 they get a blindside protector at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Matthew Golden at the 47th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Demetrius Knight Jr. in the Round 3 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Vernon Broughton at the 114th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Andres Borregales in slot 153 is fair value, right on his grade. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.