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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (ARI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (LV)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (MIN)
Craig Woodson
S California
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jordan Addison
WR
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cardinals cashed the board's mistake on Leonard: B+.

The real work happened on the phones. The Cardinals fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Leonard. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Jordan Addison pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 24 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at pick 47 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick78 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in pick No. 78 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
A quiet steal in the 115th overall pick: Jordan Phillips for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick152 Rnd5 Riley Leonard
The board fumbled Riley Leonard all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.