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Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Cardinals started one anyway for Jamaree Caldwell, 82 picks ahead of schedule.

That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In the 16th pick they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jamaree Caldwell
A big swing on Jamaree Caldwell at pick No. 47, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
You do not let a safety like Nick Emmanwori reach Round 3, Pick 14 and blink. They did not. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick115 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
A conviction pick on Brashard Smith at No. 115 that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick152 Rnd5 Tyler Cooper
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tyler Cooper this early at the Round 5 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick225 Rnd7 Alijah Huzzie
They read the board right and Alijah Huzzie was the payoff at pick 225. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.