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    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (ARI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (ARI)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ARI)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (ARI)
Miller Moss
QB USC
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Cardinals and Moss: B-.

The board owed the Cardinals one, and it paid up: Miller Moss, the No. 94 name on the board, sitting there at the 150th pick like a gift left on the doorstep. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The cost of the Peebles reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in No. 10 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick41 Rnd2 Josh Simmons
Good price on Josh Simmons in the 41st overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick72 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at the 72nd pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The roster fit checks out.
Pick108 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
A reach for Parker Brailsford in Round 4, Pick 7; a little patience would have been rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick150 Rnd5 Miller Moss
They will replay Miller Moss at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Aeneas Peebles
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Aeneas Peebles. It fills a real need, too.