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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B
ValueB
NeedA-
TradesB-
FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Cardinals. Everything else got attention, and quarterback got none. That is a strange way for the Cardinals to leave a draft. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.
On the needs board they went 2 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick Analysis
Pick16
Rnd1
James Pearce Jr.
In the 16th overall pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick47
Rnd2
Josh Conerly Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Josh Conerly Jr. at pick 47 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.


