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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cardinals: B.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cardinals took Hollin Pierce a full 40 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Getting Fairchild where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In slot 16 they get juice off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jalen Royals
They paid up for Jalen Royals at the 47th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick78 Rnd3 Hollin Pierce
They left a pile of value on the table to take Hollin Pierce this early at Round 3, Pick 14. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick114 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 114 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
No edge and no loss on Jonah Monheim in No. 153; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.