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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B
ValueB-
NeedA-
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Cardinals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B. You can draft well and still miss the point. The Cardinals did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to quarterback, which was the need that mattered most. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.
The McConkey pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick Analysis
Pick4
Rnd1
Malik Nabers
In slot 4 they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27
Rnd1
Ladd McConkey
In the Round 1 slot they get a home-run threat at receiver, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.


