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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B
ValueC
NeedB-
TradesA+
FutureB-
The Cardinals won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B. You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cardinals took Collin Oliver at slot 175, roughly 116 spots before his name belonged.
However the rest shakes out, Johnson at that price is a win they earned. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.
The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Kenneth Grant
In slot 25 they get a disruptive interior force. A real need, handled.
Pick58
Rnd2
Donovan Ezeiruaku
They paid a round early for Donovan Ezeiruaku in No. 58, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67
Rnd3
Armand Membou
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Armand Membou. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick78
Rnd3
Deone Walker
Deone Walker is a better player than pick No. 78 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89
Rnd3
Luke Kandra
The board had cheaper options than Luke Kandra at the Round 3 slot, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick95
Rnd3
Jihaad Campbell
Circle this one: Jihaad Campbell at Round 3, Pick 31 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick113
Rnd4
Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce at No. 113 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick117
Rnd4
Aeneas Peebles
The board fumbled Aeneas Peebles all the way to pick No. 117, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
Pick119
Rnd4
Que Robinson
Value said wait; Que Robinson in slot 119 says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick120
Rnd4
Jason Marshall Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Jason Marshall Jr. a notch or two before his time. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick121
Rnd4
Kevin Winston Jr.
Somehow Kevin Winston Jr. was still sitting there in the 121st pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick122
Rnd4
Savion Williams
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Savion Williams in the Round 4 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick123
Rnd4
Ty Robinson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Ty Robinson well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick126
Rnd4
Kaleb Johnson
Taking Kaleb Johnson in pick 126 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick130
Rnd4
Kyren Lacy
They let Kyren Lacy come to them and pounced at No. 130. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick132
Rnd4
Jonah Monheim
A wild overpay on Jonah Monheim in pick 132, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick133
Rnd4
Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at the 133rd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick136
Rnd4
Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick138
Rnd5
JJ Pegues
This one needs a full-page explanation: JJ Pegues in pick No. 138, miles early. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick139
Rnd5
Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger slipping to the 139th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick151
Rnd5
Trey Moore
Trey Moore at slot 151 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick153
Rnd5
Kevin Jennings
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kevin Jennings. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick158
Rnd5
Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in pick 158 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick159
Rnd5
Antwane Wells Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Antwane Wells Jr. this early at the 159th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick163
Rnd5
Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong at pick No. 163 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick175
Rnd5
Collin Oliver
Collin Oliver in slot 175 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick183
Rnd6
Connor Colby
Nice patience on Connor Colby, who had no business lasting to the 183rd overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick189
Rnd6
O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune in Round 6, Pick 14 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick195
Rnd6
Nick Nash
Nick Nash at the Round 6 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick196
Rnd6
Xzavier Henderson
They talked themselves into Xzavier Henderson at No. 196, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick205
Rnd6
Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at the Round 6 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick214
Rnd6
Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin at No. 214 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick219
Rnd7
Tyler Batty
A big swing on Tyler Batty at Round 7, Pick 3, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick223
Rnd7
Addison West
You do not let an offensive lineman like Addison West reach pick No. 223 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick224
Rnd7
Jared Wilson
The board had Jared Wilson higher than the 224th overall pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick227
Rnd7
Deion Burks
They reached into another round for Deion Burks, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick231
Rnd7
Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger at the 231st pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick237
Rnd7
Cooper Mays
A real head-scratcher, Cooper Mays in slot 237 is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick241
Rnd7
Jamaree Caldwell
They reached a country mile for Jamaree Caldwell at the 241st pick, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick250
Rnd7
Alijah Clark
A slide stopped in No. 250, with Alijah Clark worth more than the price. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.