B-
Arizona Cardinals
Good, not great, for the Cardinals: B-.
by 3848423 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 1 steals
· 3 reaches
The Cardinals put a flag in the ground for Brady Cook, 108 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.
Landing Campbell that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with quarterback 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 wide receiver.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 16th pick they get a blindside protector. Exactly the need they had to hit.
A conviction pick on Zy Alexander at No. 47 that the board grades a round light. A minor itch, scratched.
Jihaad Campbell at pick 78 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Rylie Mills well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Brady Cook in the Round 5 slot, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.