CARDINALS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Arizona Cardinals

Larceny in Round 5, Pick 14 lands the Cardinals a B-, Lacy and all.

by vjbbaybay · 2025 NFL Draft · 5 picks · 1 steals · 1 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades B-
Future B-

You could see the war room lean forward. Kyren Lacy at slot 153 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They will need Turner to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.16 · Pick 16 · Mykel Williams · DE-EDGE · rank 16
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get juice off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Marcus Mbow · OT · rank 51
Marcus Mbow in pick No. 47 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Maxwell Hairston · CB · rank 77
Maxwell Hairston in No. 78 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.13 · Pick 114 · Shemar Turner · DL · rank 127
They went early on Shemar Turner in the 114th overall pick, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.14 · Pick 153 · Kyren Lacy · WR · rank 132
They barely believed it either: Kyren Lacy still on the board at pick 153. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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