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Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Matt Lee Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Matt Lee
C Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cardinals, and a B- to prove it.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Matt Lee at pick 226, a reach of 49 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The Bullard value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They will answer for taking safety early while running back and linebacker went begging. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
Marvin Harrison Jr. at the Round 1 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick27 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the 27th pick they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They paid up for T'Vondre Sweat at slot 35 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick66 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
They will replay Javon Bullard at Round 3, Pick 2 for years; that is how good the value is. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick71 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
A real head-scratcher, Mekhi Wingo in pick No. 71 is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick90 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A premium they did not need to pay, Zak Zinter a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick104 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
A curious use of slot 104. Running back and linebacker needed the pick; a safety in Cole Bishop did not.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jordan Travis well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick162 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at Round 5, Pick 26 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick186 Rnd6 Erick All
They jumped the gun on Erick All, taking him earlier than his grade liked. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick226 Rnd7 Matt Lee
A wild overpay on Matt Lee in pick No. 226, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.