B-
Arizona Cardinals
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.
by Johnny R ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 2 steals
· 2 reaches
The Cardinals put a flag in the ground for Donovan Smith, 93 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.
King 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.
They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Mason Graham at pick 16 is the proof. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Matthew Golden at No. 47 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Earnest Greene III in the 78th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They reached into another round for Donovan Smith, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They robbed the room for Kobe King here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.