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  • FASH39 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (ARI)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Riley Leonard, 75 picks early at the 78th pick.

They banked enough surplus on Higgins to cover a lot of smaller sins. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Armand Membou
Armand Membou in pick 47 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick78 Rnd3 Riley Leonard
Riley Leonard at the 78th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick113 Rnd4 Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton at pick No. 113 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at Round 5, Pick 14 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.