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what if? DRAFTING FOR THECardinals
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Players traded away
Andre
Baccellia
WR
Andre
Chachere
S
BJ
Ojulari
LB
Bobby
Price
CB
Brandon
Smith
WR
Braylon
Jones
OG
Bruno
LaBelle
TE
Clayton
Tune
QB
Cohl
Cabral
C
Colt
McCoy
QB
Corey
Clement
RB
Dennis
Daley
OG
Elijah
Wilkinson
OT
Geoff
Swaim
TE
Hayden
Howerton
OG
Hjalte
Froholdt
OG
Jackson
Barton
OT
James
Conner
RB
Jeff
Driskel
QB
Jeff
Gladney
CB
Jesse
Luketa
EDGE
Joey
Blount
S
Kaden
Davis
WR
Keaontay
Ingram
RB
Kelvin
Beachum
OT
Krys
Barnes
LB
K'Von
Wallace
S
Kyler
Murray
QB
Kyzir
White
LB
Marco
Wilson
CB
Marlon
Mack
RB
Marquis
Hayes
OG
Michael
Wilson
WR
Myjai
Sanders
EDGE
Quavian
White
CB
Rashad
Fenton
CB
Rodney
Hudson
C
Tyreek
Maddox-Williams
LB
Victor
Dimukeje
EDGE
Zach
Ertz
TE
Zaven
Collins
EDGE
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
D
ValueB
NeedA-
TradesF
FutureC
The Cardinals drew a line under the quarterback search with Williams: D. The Cardinals lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. A D that will need time and luck to look better.
Caleb Williams is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. The cost of the Frazier reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Wingo.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, tight end very much included.
Pick Analysis
Pick1
Rnd1
Caleb Williams
They took Caleb Williams at par in No. 1, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick2
Rnd1
Marvin Harrison Jr.
In slot 2 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick21
Rnd1
Rome Odunze
The board had Rome Odunze higher than Round 1, Pick 21, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick34
Rnd2
Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at the Round 2 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick70
Rnd3
Trey Benson
Nothing to complain about; Trey Benson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick102
Rnd4
Mekhi Wingo
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Mekhi Wingo in pick No. 102, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick139
Rnd5
Khyree Jackson
They let Khyree Jackson come to them and pounced at the 139th pick. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick198
Rnd6
Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at the 198th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick199
Rnd6
Tyler Baron
Tyler Baron at the 199th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick207
Rnd6
Darius Muasau
Darius Muasau at the Round 6 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick208
Rnd6
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
By-the-book stuff, Zion Tupuola-Fetui at the 208th pick squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick251
Rnd7
Sam Hartman
The board had cheaper options than Sam Hartman at slot 251, and it noticed. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.