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    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (ARI)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ARI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ARI)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CIN)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Cardinals and Carter: B.

Somebody in the 151st overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Cardinals sat still while Barrett Carter, the No. 83 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The cost of the Gabriel reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In the 17th pick they get juice off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick47 Rnd2 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo at No. 47 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at slot 78 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick81 Rnd3 Dillon Gabriel
A big swing on Dillon Gabriel at Round 3, Pick 17, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick113 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
By-the-book stuff, Joshua Farmer at pick No. 113 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick117 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
They barely believed it either: TreVeyon Henderson still on the board at the Round 4 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick151 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
A linebacker of that caliber at pick 151 is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.