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Draft Selections
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals land in the muddy middle: C+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cardinals took Nazir Stackhouse a full 77 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Restrepo value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.
In No. 16 they get an anchor for the offensive line, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter at the Round 2 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo is a better player than pick No. 78 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick115 Rnd4 Nazir Stackhouse
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Nazir Stackhouse. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick152 Rnd5 Andres Borregales
Andres Borregales in Round 5, Pick 14 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.