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    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Mac McWilliams Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Mac McWilliams
CB UCF
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cardinals, and a B- to prove it.

The tape said wait; the Cardinals did not. Marcus Mbow went at pick No. 16, a good 35 picks before the board was ready. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Getting Walker where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Marcus Mbow
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in Round 2, Pick 15 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
They liked Jaylin Noel enough to skip the value, taking him in the 78th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick115 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
A reach for Rylie Mills in pick No. 115; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
They let Kurtis Rourke come to them and pounced at the 152nd overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick225 Rnd7 Mac McWilliams
Mac McWilliams at slot 225 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.