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  • Hollow52 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ARI)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The Cardinals spent real capital to be 63 picks early on Donovan Smith, and the board is going to hold them to it. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

On value alone, Egbuka makes the weekend a net positive. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

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

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In slot 16 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick47 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Emeka Egbuka in No. 47, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson at Round 3, Pick 14 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick114 Rnd4 Simeon Barrow Jr.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Simeon Barrow Jr.. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick151 Rnd5 Donovan Smith
They reached into another round for Donovan Smith, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.