CTfromDC'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • CTfromDC DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cardinals a B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Cardinals did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to wide receiver, which was the need that mattered most. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

If Conerly Jr. pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The Rourke steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.
In pick 16 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
Good price on T.J. Sanders in Round 2, Pick 15, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.
Pick78 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Carson Schwesinger in slot 78. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell in pick No. 115 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
A slide stopped in the Round 5 slot, with Kurtis Rourke worth more than the price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick225 Rnd7 Robert Longerbeam
Robert Longerbeam in the 225th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.