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  • steelstone DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.

The Cardinals went off the board in a big way for Vernon Broughton, 34 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Harmon. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Jonah Savaiinaea
In pick No. 16 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
Derrick Harmon at the 47th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
A slide stopped in Round 3, Pick 14, with Carson Schwesinger worth more than the price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick115 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in pick 115 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick152 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton at No. 152 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick225 Rnd7 Theo Wease Jr.
Theo Wease Jr. at the 225th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.