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    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (ARI)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ARI)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cardinals, and a B- to prove it.

The Cardinals did not so much draft Kyle McCord as overpay for him, 32 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Getting Grant where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Jonah Savaiinaea
In the 16th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at pick 47 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick78 Rnd3 Kyle McCord
They reached a country mile for Kyle McCord at slot 78, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick113 Rnd4 Charles Grant
Charles Grant at the 113th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick151 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong at pick No. 151 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.