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Draft Selections
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ARI)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Howard Cross III
DT Notre Dame
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 5 (ARI)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 6 (ARI)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 7 (ARI)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Cardinals and Smith: B-.

The Cardinals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Donovan Smith fell into the 168th overall pick. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. Reaching for Cross III left real value on the table behind him.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Benjamin Morrison
In the Round 1 slot they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick40 Rnd2 Howard Cross III
A reach on Howard Cross III in Round 2, Pick 8; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
Pick72 Rnd3 Drew Allar
Steal is underselling it; Drew Allar at No. 72 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at pick No. 104 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick136 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
A tidy bit of business in slot 136, where Joshua Gray graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick168 Rnd6 Donovan Smith
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Donovan Smith in pick 168, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick200 Rnd7 Tristan Leigh
They read the board right and Tristan Leigh was the payoff at the 200th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.