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  • jbjaguar DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Austin Stogner Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Austin Stogner
TE Oklahoma
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.

Thirty-one other rooms let Curtis Jacobs slide, and the Cardinals were the ones holding the card at pick No. 227. Highway robbery.

The Steele pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In slot 4 they get a go-to option on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick21 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick 21 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick35 Rnd2 Leonard Taylor III
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Leonard Taylor III. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick66 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
They liked Mekhi Wingo enough to skip the value, taking him in the 66th pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick71 Rnd3 D.J. James
Nothing to complain about; D.J. James went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick85 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at pick No. 85 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick104 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
They took Blake Fisher at par in the 104th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
They went early on Jordan Travis in Round 4, Pick 33, and the value did not follow. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick140 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
No drama and no debate, Cedric Johnson went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick188 Rnd6 Austin Stogner
No edge and no loss on Austin Stogner in slot 188; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick225 Rnd7 Carson Steele
They reached a country mile for Carson Steele at Round 7, Pick 5, and the board is aghast. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick227 Rnd7 Curtis Jacobs
They will replay Curtis Jacobs at the 227th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.