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Draft Selections
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ARI)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 5 (ARI)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Graham Mertz Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 6 (ARI)
Graham Mertz
QB Florida
Colbie Young Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 7 (ARI)
Colbie Young
WR Georgia
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Beck, and a B, for the Cardinals.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Carson Beck is the Cardinals' quarterback, full stop. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Mertz. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The Igbinosun pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Carson Beck
In slot 8 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kenneth Grant at the 40th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick72 Rnd3 Josh Simmons
Josh Simmons at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in pick 104 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick136 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
A real head-scratcher, Davison Igbinosun in pick No. 136 is miles ahead of his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick168 Rnd6 Graham Mertz
Circle this one: Graham Mertz at Round 6, Pick 8 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick200 Rnd7 Colbie Young
A straight-up fair deal on Colbie Young at the 200th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.