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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (ARI)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (ARI)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cardinals: B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Cardinals did exactly that with Kevin Jennings in slot 149.

However the rest shakes out, Campbell at that price is a win they earned. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In pick No. 14 they get an anchor for the offensive line, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 Xavier Restrepo
They took Xavier Restrepo at par in Round 2, Pick 13, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in the 76th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick115 Rnd4 Shemar Turner
A big swing on Shemar Turner at pick 115, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick149 Rnd5 Kevin Jennings
They talked themselves into Kevin Jennings at slot 149, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.