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Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the Round 3 slot lands the Cardinals a B-, Campbell and all.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Cardinals were there to profit. Jihaad Campbell, the No. 40 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick No. 78.

Lampkin has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

Offensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get juice off the edge, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick47 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in pick 47 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at the 78th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jack Nelson
They liked Jack Nelson enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 4 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick153 Rnd5 Willie Lampkin
Willie Lampkin in the 153rd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.