B-
Arizona Cardinals
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.
by walker ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 0 steals
· 3 reaches
The Cardinals spent real capital to be 98 picks early on Kevin Jennings, and the board is going to hold them to it. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.
The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 16th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Jihaad Campbell at slot 47 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Darien Porter at No. 78 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
A real head-scratcher, Howard Cross III in pick 113 is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
They reached a country mile for Kevin Jennings at the 151st overall pick, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.