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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
DL Notre Dame
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 5 (ARI)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 6 (ARI)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 7 (ARI)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cardinals: B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Cardinals did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to edge rusher, which was the need that mattered most. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

McLaughlin has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Leonard at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Benjamin Morrison
In pick 8 they get a sticky cover corner. More want than need.
Pick40 Rnd2 Howard Cross III
A conviction pick on Howard Cross III at the 40th pick that the board grades a round light. The roster fit checks out.
Pick72 Rnd3 Blake Miller
Blake Miller at pick No. 72 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick104 Rnd4 Riley Leonard
Riley Leonard slipping to No. 104 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick136 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
By-the-book stuff, DJ Campbell at slot 136 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick168 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
The board had cheaper options than Seth McLaughlin at the Round 6 slot, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick200 Rnd7 Kaden Prather
A tidy little value on Kaden Prather in the 200th overall pick, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.