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  • mxrius. DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (ARI)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C
ValueD NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals landed square in the muddy middle: C.

Some picks age like wine; Jabbar Muhammad at pick No. 53 will need to, sitting 57 spots clear of his grade.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. They went 2 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 T.J. Sanders
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Jabbar Muhammad
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jabbar Muhammad in No. 53, miles early. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick84 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
A wild overpay on Jordan Burch in the 84th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.