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  • Klaatusawyer DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Quinn Carroll Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ARI)
Quinn Carroll
OT Minnesota
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cardinals: B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Quinn Carroll, 96 picks early at No. 151. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Graham pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

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

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get a wrecking ball inside, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 Aeneas Peebles
This one needs a full-page explanation: Aeneas Peebles in slot 47, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick78 Rnd3 Quinn Ewers
They went early on Quinn Ewers in the 78th pick, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick114 Rnd4 Tommi Hill
They jumped the gun on Tommi Hill, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick151 Rnd5 Quinn Carroll
Quinn Carroll at pick 151 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.