BIGDADDY'S MOCK DRAFT

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BIGDADDY'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 10, 2024

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BIGDADDY DRAFTING FOR THE
Cardinals

PICK: 19 RND: 1 (ARI)

Aireontae Ersery

OT Minnesota

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PICK: 51 RND: 2 (ARI)

Garrett Nussmeier

QB LSU

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PICK: 83 RND: 3 (ARI)

Jalen Royals

WR Utah State

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PICK: 120 RND: 4 (ARI)

Rylie Mills

DL Notre Dame

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PICK: 156 RND: 5 (ARI)

Danny Stutsman

LB Oklahoma

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PICK: 195 RND: 6 (ARI)

Tony Grimes

CB UNLV

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Overall C+

ValueD- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-

The Cardinals robbed the room for Stutsman. Final grade: C+.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Danny Stutsman tumbling to the Cardinals in the Round 5 slot is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

They will need Ersery to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

If Aireontae Ersery and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick19 Rnd1 Aireontae Ersery

In the 19th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.

Pick51 Rnd2 Garrett Nussmeier

Garrett Nussmeier in pick No. 51 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.

Pick83 Rnd3 Jalen Royals

Jalen Royals is a better player than pick 83 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.

Pick120 Rnd4 Rylie Mills

Rylie Mills in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.

Pick156 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman

The board fumbled Danny Stutsman all the way to No. 156, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.

Pick195 Rnd6 Tony Grimes