Marchand323'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Marchand323 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ARI)
Rod Moore
DB Michigan
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ARI)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (ARI)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (ARI)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Michael Trigg
TE Mississippi
Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
T.J. Watt
EDGE
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cardinals found their guy under center in Maye: B+.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Cardinals spent their marquee pick on Drake Maye, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The Cowing steal is the beam this whole class leans on. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

It is not that Moore is a bad player; it is that the Cardinals had louder needs to answer first.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 2 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick15 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 15th pick they get a wrecking ball inside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick66 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Nothing to complain about; Sedrick Van Pran went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick74 Rnd3 Rod Moore
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 74th overall pick on Rod Moore with edge rusher unsolved.
Pick79 Rnd3 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick102 Rnd4 J. Michael Sturdivant
They did well to land J. Michael Sturdivant in pick 102, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick133 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Audric Estime in pick No. 133 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick139 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
No drama and no debate, Cedric Gray went about where he belonged in slot 139. The roster fit checks out.
Pick169 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Fair-plus on Cam Hart, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing at pick 198 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick223 Rnd7 Zion Nelson
A premium they did not need to pay, Zion Nelson a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick224 Rnd7 Michael Trigg
They paid up for Michael Trigg at pick No. 224 when waiting would have done the job. A need, and now a little less of one.