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    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals cashed the board's mistake on Farmer: B-.

The board owed the Cardinals one, and it paid up: Joshua Farmer, the No. 117 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 152 like a gift left on the doorstep.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kenneth Grant. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
No drama and no debate, Jonah Savaiinaea went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jared Ivey
Jared Ivey at the 78th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick115 Rnd4 Charles Grant
Steal is underselling it; Charles Grant at No. 115 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick152 Rnd5 Joshua Farmer
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at pick 152 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.