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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ARI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (ARI)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (ARI)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (GB)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
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Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (GB)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cardinals: B-.

Nobody had Darius Alexander this high, and it is not close. The Cardinals reached 42 spots to get him at the 87th pick. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Rourke at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 23 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
They left a pile of value on the table to take Donovan Ezeiruaku this early at Round 2, Pick 15. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick78 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on Donovan Jackson at the 78th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
They reached a country mile for Darius Alexander at slot 87, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick114 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the Round 4 slot is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
Pick153 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kurtis Rourke at the 153rd pick is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick160 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Logan Brown at Round 5, Pick 21. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.