B-
Arizona Cardinals
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Cardinals and Alexander: B-.
by Al Tha Pal ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 2 steals
· 1 reaches
This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Darius Alexander, the No. 131 name on the board, stolen at pick 153. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.
A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Zabel reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 16 they get a blindside protector, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Benjamin Morrison at Round 2, Pick 15 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
By-the-book stuff, Barrett Carter at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A quiet steal in slot 114: Jaylin Noel for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Circle this one: Darius Alexander at pick No. 153 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.