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Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Craig Woodson
S California
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cardinals: B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Cardinals did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to quarterback, which was the need that mattered most. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They are betting Zabel proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The Sanders pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
Grey Zabel at pick No. 16 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick47 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
The board had T.J. Sanders higher than the Round 2 slot, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick78 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. in pick 78 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick115 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
They paid sticker price for Denzel Burke in Round 4, Pick 13, and that is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick152 Rnd5 Trevor Etienne
Trevor Etienne in the 152nd pick is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick225 Rnd7 Craig Woodson
Craig Woodson at No. 225 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.