For the past couple of years, Arizona Cardinals’ GM Steve Keim and his team of pro scouts have modified the way they grade the draft prospects.
Based on the information that Keim has revealed to the media, it now appears that the Cardinals assign two grades to each prospect: (1) an ability grade based on a combination of analytics and game tape evaluations; (2) a grade that reflects the player’s competitive hunger, character, work ethic and culture fit.
Head coach Kliff Kingsbury said prior to the 2019 NFL Draft: “Obviously, you want talented players, but you want guys who can fit into the team culture — they’re about the team, not just themselves.