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Draft Selections
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ARI)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C+
ValueD- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals land in the muddy middle: C+.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cardinals would have aced it. Kaden Prather at pick No. 72 is 163 spots clear of where he belonged. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

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

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Nic Scourton
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Anthony Belton
A wild overpay on Anthony Belton in slot 40, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick72 Rnd3 Kaden Prather
Kaden Prather at Round 3, Pick 8 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.