B-
Arizona Cardinals
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cardinals: B-.
by Papagaff ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 2 steals
· 3 reaches
When the story of this class is written, it opens with DJ Uiagalelei at the Round 5 slot, a reach of 143 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.
Walker falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.
The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jalon Walker in the Round 2 slot, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Xavier Restrepo slipping to pick No. 78 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Howard Cross III at the 114th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, DJ Uiagalelei well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.