D+
Arizona Cardinals
The board sent warnings the Cardinals ignored, and it shows: D+.
by rtvhyyh ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 2 steals
· 2 reaches
The Cardinals went off the board in a big way for Tyreem Powell, 289 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.
The Harmon steal is the beam this whole class leans on. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.
A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 16th pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
Thor Griffith in Round 2, Pick 15 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Armand Membou at pick No. 78 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Derrick Harmon in slot 116 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
By-the-book stuff, Bhayshul Tuten at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Luke Elzinga in pick 191 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.