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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B
ValueB
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Cardinals. You can draft well and still miss the point. The Cardinals did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to quarterback, which was the need that mattered most. Good, not great, and the B says as much.
Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick Analysis
Pick4
Rnd1
Malik Nabers
Malik Nabers at pick 4 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick21
Rnd1
Cooper DeJean
In No. 21 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. More want than need.
Pick35
Rnd2
Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at Round 2, Pick 3 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.



