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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Johnson should have been long gone. The Cardinals pounced, and earned a B.

The Cardinals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Tez Johnson, the No. 94 name on the board, in the 148th overall pick. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. 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 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A real need, handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
The board had Tyler Booker higher than slot 47, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
They read the board right and Jalen Royals was the payoff at pick No. 78. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jeffrey Bassa
They paid sticker price for Jeffrey Bassa in Round 4, Pick 13, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick148 Rnd5 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson at the 148th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.