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  • vincentbrooks DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE UConn
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cardinals would have aced it. Spencer Rattler at No. 66 is 46 spots clear of where he belonged. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

With running back, tight end and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on OLB-EDGE is the choice that costs them. However the rest shakes out, Jones at that price is a win they earned. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Ladd McConkey
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 27th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
Nate Wiggins slipping to pick No. 35 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick66 Rnd3 Spencer Rattler
A wild overpay on Spencer Rattler in Round 3, Pick 2, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick71 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Javon Solomon at OLB-EDGE with running back, tight end and other spots open.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at the 90th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick104 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
A quiet steal in the 104th pick: Dominick Puni for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick138 Rnd5 Javon Foster
Javon Foster in slot 138 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick162 Rnd5 Christian Jones
They barely believed it either: Christian Jones still on the board at pick 162. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick186 Rnd6 Layden Robinson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Layden Robinson in pick No. 186, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick226 Rnd7 Eric Watts
Eric Watts in Round 7, Pick 6 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.