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Arizona Cardinals: The 2018 NFL Draft Report Card

By Erik Lambert

ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: Josh Rosen of UCLA poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being picked #10 overall by the Arizona Cardinals during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: Josh Rosen of UCLA poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being picked #10 overall by the Arizona Cardinals during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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The Arizona Cardinals 2018 NFL draft report card is official. Considering they only made six picks, there was no room for error in this one.

Steve Keim and new head coach Steve Wilks couldn’t afford to get cute. They needed good players who could hopefully help them right away. Otherwise, they risked becoming one of the early favorites for the #1 pick in 2019. All things considered, it looks like they did their job. While it wasn’t a rousing success, it was a solid draft and the grades tend to reflect that. So where did they hit and where did they miss. Keep reading to find out.

1st Round:  Josh Rosen (QB, UCLA) – A-

Anybody who thought the Cardinals had solved their QB concerns by signing Sam Bradford and Mike Glennon were fooling themselves. Those guys were the best Arizona could do in a bad situation. They had limited money and limited appeal as an aging team in some bad spots. Going into the draft they had to get a quarterback but had to do it without giving away the farm. All things considered, they did an excellent job there.

Word was that UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen might slip early and that came true. Arizona took advantage, moving up to #10 to snag him. There are question marks about Rosen’s attitude and commitment to football. He seemed genuinely angry hearing such things. So the Cardinals are getting a talented, young passer who now has a chip on his shoulder. He’s got the tools to make teams pay for doubting him, but the concerns are still valid. Not to mention the concussion history.

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