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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals won the night they stopped Walker from sliding. Grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jalon Walker, the No. 24 name on the board, stolen at Round 2, Pick 15. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They will need Caldwell to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In No. 16 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Taking Jalon Walker in slot 47 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick78 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo at the 78th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jamaree Caldwell
They paid a round early for Jamaree Caldwell in pick 115, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick152 Rnd5 Riley Leonard
Riley Leonard at pick No. 152 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
Jermari Harris in the Round 7 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.