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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B
ValueB-
NeedB+
TradesC-
FutureA+
Grand theft in pick 241: the Cardinals steal Speights and grade out a B. For all the boxes ticked, the Cardinals skipped the loudest one: quarterback is exactly as bare as it was.
Speights falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Reaching for Jones left real value on the table behind him.
The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick Analysis
Pick4
Rnd1
Malik Nabers
In No. 4 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27
Rnd1
Troy Fautanu
In the 27th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick66
Rnd3
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in the Round 3 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick90
Rnd3
Caelen Carson
They did well to land Caelen Carson in the 90th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick111
Rnd4
Darius Robinson
A premium they did not need to pay, Darius Robinson a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick137
Rnd5
James Williams
A straight-up fair deal on James Williams at slot 137, value and slot in agreement. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick161
Rnd5
Braelon Allen
By-the-book stuff, Braelon Allen at pick No. 161 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick171
Rnd5
Grayson Murphy
Grayson Murphy at No. 171 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick188
Rnd6
Eric Watts
They liked Eric Watts enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 6, Pick 13. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick222
Rnd7
Sheridan Jones
Sheridan Jones in the 222nd pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick241
Rnd7
Omar Speights
Omar Speights in pick 241 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
















