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  • Majortom DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (ARI)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cardinals, and a B- to prove it.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cardinals spent the 78th pick on Dillon Gabriel, a name the board had a full 52 spots lower.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Armand Membou
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get a building block for the line, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
A clean, defensible pick in slot 47 with a little surplus value in T.J. Sanders. It fills a real need, too.
Pick78 Rnd3 Dillon Gabriel
Dillon Gabriel in the Round 3 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick113 Rnd4 Howard Cross III
A real head-scratcher, Howard Cross III in pick No. 113 is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jason Marshall Jr.
They talked themselves into Jason Marshall Jr. at the 151st overall pick, and the board did not agree. A minor need, but a need all the same.