B-
Arizona Cardinals
The Cardinals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.
by bryansarnold ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 2 steals
· 1 reaches
When the story of this class is written, it opens with Brady Cook at the 113th pick, a reach of 134 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.
The Stutsman value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 16 they get an anchor for the offensive line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at pick 47 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Aeneas Peebles at the 78th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Brady Cook in the Round 4 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Danny Stutsman in pick No. 151 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.