B-
Arizona Cardinals
The Cardinals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.
by Bren ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 4 picks
· 0 steals
· 3 reaches
Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Riley Leonard at the 47th overall pick is 47 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.
Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 16 they get a blindside protector, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Riley Leonard well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They took Darien Porter at par in the 78th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Howard Cross III in No. 113, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.