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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (ARI)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ARI)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cardinals a B.

The Donovan Smith selection is the head-turner. The Cardinals reached 118 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Schwesinger at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In the 16th pick they get a blindside protector at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in the Round 2 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick78 Rnd3 Aeneas Peebles
No drama and no debate, Aeneas Peebles went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 14. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick113 Rnd4 Donovan Smith
Donovan Smith at pick No. 113 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick151 Rnd5 Carson Schwesinger
They robbed the room for Carson Schwesinger here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.