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  • Stan DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals won the night they stopped Gabriel from sliding. Grade: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Dillon Gabriel had no business being available in the Round 5 slot, and the Cardinals did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The cost of the Zabel reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In pick 16 they get a cornerstone up front, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick47 Rnd2 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They paid a round early for Demetrius Knight Jr. in the Round 2 slot, more than the board wanted. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick78 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond at the 78th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick115 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
No drama and no debate, Joshua Farmer went about where he belonged in Round 4, Pick 13. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick152 Rnd5 Dillon Gabriel
Circle this one: Dillon Gabriel at the 152nd overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Simeon Barrow Jr.
Simeon Barrow Jr. at slot 225 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.