CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Arizona Cardinals

A masterclass at the trade table lands the Cardinals a B+.

by speedy · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 4 steals · 6 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades A+
Future B+

The Cardinals did not so much draft Shaun Dolac as overpay for him, 97 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

Getting Schwesinger where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.22 · Pick 22 · Jack Sawyer · DE-EDGE · rank 31
In pick No. 22 they get a bendy edge with upside, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Kyle Kennard · DE-EDGE · rank 76
A big swing on Kyle Kennard at Round 2, Pick 15, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Deone Walker · DT · rank 67
Deone Walker slid further than he should have, and the 78th overall pick is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.17 · Pick 81 · Tate Ratledge · OG · rank 75
Nothing to complain about; Tate Ratledge went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.22 · Pick 86 · Denzel Burke · CB · rank 89
Denzel Burke in No. 86 is fair value, right on his grade. A minor itch, scratched.
R4.12 · Pick 113 · Emery Jones Jr. · OT · rank 126
A premium they did not need to pay, Emery Jones Jr. a notch or two before his time. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.16 · Pick 117 · Jaylin Noel · WR · rank 102
Jaylin Noel slipping to the 117th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.14 · Pick 151 · Oronde Gadsden II · TE · rank 142
Oronde Gadsden II in Round 5, Pick 14 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.
R5.20 · Pick 157 · Carson Schwesinger · LB · rank 87
Carson Schwesinger in No. 157 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
R6.14 · Pick 189 · Jonas Sanker · S · rank 210
Value said wait; Jonas Sanker in the 189th pick says they were not listening. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R6.20 · Pick 195 · Shaun Dolac · LB · rank 292
Shaun Dolac in pick No. 195 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.2 · Pick 218 · KJ Jefferson · QB · rank 305
They reached into another round for KJ Jefferson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
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