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Cards draft 12-21

  • Coach K DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (ARI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ARI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (ARI)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Francisco Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Francisco Mauigoa
LB Miami (FL)
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
D.J. Reed
CB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
Muhammad III should have been long gone. The Cardinals pounced, and earned a A-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Moose Muhammad III, Round 7, Pick 7, roughly 41 picks past where he belonged. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

The Barron pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

The D.J. Reed pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

Bottom line, with Olumuyiwa Fashanu leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick17 Rnd1 Jared Verse
They took Jared Verse at par in pick No. 17, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
A straight-up fair deal on Kamari Lassiter at the 35th pick, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Nothing to complain about; Jermaine Burton went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick73 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
A clean, defensible pick in No. 73 with a little surplus value in Byron Murphy II. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick81 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson at pick 81 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at slot 103 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick133 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
No drama and no debate, Beaux Limmer went about where he belonged in the 133rd overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick140 Rnd5 Devin Neal
Devin Neal at pick 140 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick165 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
A tidy bit of business in No. 165, where Mike Sainristil graded well above the range. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jahdae Barron
A real head-scratcher, Jahdae Barron in pick No. 198 is miles ahead of his ranking. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick224 Rnd7 Francisco Mauigoa
Francisco Mauigoa at slot 224 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick227 Rnd7 Moose Muhammad III
Steal is underselling it; Moose Muhammad III at the 227th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.