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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ARI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (ARI)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (ARI)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (ARI)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (GB)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (GB)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Draft Picks Traded
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (GB)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
Howard should have been long gone. The Cardinals pounced, and earned a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Will Howard got past him. The Cardinals do not have to explain a thing at the 153rd pick.

Reaching for Jackson left real value on the table behind him. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick No. 23 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
They paid sticker price for JT Tuimoloau in pick 47, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick54 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Donovan Jackson in No. 54, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick78 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
A reach for Carson Schwesinger in the Round 3 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick114 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
A tidy little value on Lathan Ransom in the 114th pick, a step better than break-even. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick123 Rnd4 Nick Nash
Nick Nash at slot 123 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick153 Rnd5 Will Howard
They robbed the room for Will Howard here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick160 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce in Round 5, Pick 21 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.