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  • talkingjosh DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (ARI)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (ARI)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (ARI)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (ARI)
Bear Alexander
DT USC
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Tommi Hill in pick 84, a good 35 spots before the room expected him.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In Round 1, Pick 22 they get protection for the quarterback. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Carson Beck
They left a pile of value on the table to take Carson Beck this early at the 53rd overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick84 Rnd3 Tommi Hill
Tommi Hill at slot 84 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at pick No. 123 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick157 Rnd5 Bear Alexander
No edge and no loss on Bear Alexander in No. 157; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.