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    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (ARI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (ARI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (ARI)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Cardinals reached some 89 spots for Will Howard, and value like that does not grow back. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A real need, handled.
Pick45 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
A reach on JT Tuimoloau in the 45th overall pick; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick76 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Value said wait; Ozzy Trapilo in No. 76 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick115 Rnd4 Mello Dotson
They liked Mello Dotson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 115. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick149 Rnd5 Will Howard
Will Howard in Round 5, Pick 12 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.