With the NFL draft over, it is time to give the Arizona Cardinals grades for their work. They largely have gotten high grades, especially with the selection of Isaiah Simmons at the No. 8 overall pick.
CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco gives the Cardinals an A in his grades, but the one pick he questions is Simmons.
Best Pick: Third-round tackle Josh Jones will be a steal for the Cardinals. He will begin on the right side, but will eventually be a good left tackle someday.
Worst Pick: It’s hard to find one, but I didn’t love the pick of Isaiah Simmons in the first round. He’s a good player, but where does he play? How they figure that out will ultimately decide if it’s a good pick.
The Skinny: The Cardinals had a great draft, especially if you count them trading a second-round pick to get DeAndre Hopkins and a fifth-round pick to get running back Kenyan Drake. They added bulk on both lines, which they needed to do as well.
Yes, where Simmons plays and how they use him will matter ultimately as to how good a pick it is. But the truth is this draft, even without landing solid college players, they have already produced three starters with picks they used in Hopkins, Drake and Jalen Thompson, their supplemental pick last July.
Jones is a steal if he becomes a starter. Their fourth-round picks should both play as rookies.
It is a good draft.
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