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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cardinals: B-.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Cardinals never addressed quarterback, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

If Strong pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Peebles falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Jonah Savaiinaea at pick No. 47 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick78 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. in pick 78 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick115 Rnd4 Dorian Strong
The board had cheaper options than Dorian Strong at slot 115, and it noticed. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick152 Rnd5 Aeneas Peebles
They read the board right and Aeneas Peebles was the payoff at the 152nd pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick225 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Carson Vinson. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.