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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cardinals a B-.

The Cardinals went off the board in a big way for Javon Baker, 81 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the 4th overall pick they get a building block for the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Brian Thomas Jr. at slot 27 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick35 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell at pick No. 35 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick66 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
Value said wait; Marshawn Kneeland in No. 66 says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick71 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson at pick 71 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick90 Rnd3 DeWayne Carter
The board had cheaper options than DeWayne Carter at Round 3, Pick 27, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick105 Rnd4 Javon Baker
Javon Baker at the 105th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick137 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at Round 5, Pick 1 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.