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2024 Mock Draft 3

  • bmorse011 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ARI)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (ARI)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Connor Colby
OT Iowa
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals won the night they stopped Smith from sliding. Grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Cardinals were there to profit. Ainias Smith, the No. 161 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick No. 224. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They will need Kneeland to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In pick No. 3 they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick17 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In slot 17 they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Graham Barton at the 35th overall pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau in the Round 3 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick73 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
Marshawn Kneeland at Round 3, Pick 9 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick81 Rnd3 Will Shipley
Will Shipley at No. 81 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cooper DeJean
They robbed the room for Cooper DeJean here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick133 Rnd4 Kedon Slovis
Kedon Slovis at pick 133 is a conviction pick that outran the value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick140 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at pick No. 140 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick165 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the Round 5 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick198 Rnd6 Connor Colby
The board fumbled Connor Colby all the way to the 198th pick, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick224 Rnd7 Ainias Smith
Somehow Ainias Smith was still sitting there in the 224th overall pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick227 Rnd7 Darius Muasau
Value with a capital V on Darius Muasau in slot 227, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.