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Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (ARI)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (ARI)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (ARI)
Alfred Collins
DL Texas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (ARI)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C+
ValueF NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals robbed the room for Higgins. Final grade: C+.

The Cardinals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jay Higgins, the No. 61 name on the board, in the 123rd pick. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

Allar has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

If Grey Zabel and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
They reached into another round for Grey Zabel, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick53 Rnd2 Drew Allar
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Drew Allar. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick84 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
The board had cheaper options than Alfred Collins at the Round 3 slot, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jay Higgins
They will replay Jay Higgins at slot 123 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
They talked themselves into Davison Igbinosun at No. 157, and the board did not agree. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.