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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Cardinals walked out of the weekend still thin at wide receiver, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The cost of the Dumas-Johnson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The Hampton pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In the Round 1 slot they get a potential shutdown corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick47 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Omarion Hampton at the 47th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick78 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at the 78th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick115 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer in No. 115 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
A slide stopped in pick 152, with Kurtis Rourke worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jamon Dumas-Johnson. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.