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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

There is a lot to like until you notice quarterback is still a hole. The Cardinals never got to the one that mattered most.

They are betting Knight Jr. proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In pick No. 16 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They liked Demetrius Knight Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 2 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick78 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
A clean, defensible pick in slot 78 with a little surplus value in Omarr Norman-Lott. The roster fit checks out.