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  • josh709 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (ARI)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Conner Weigman Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Conner Weigman
QB Houston
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals let Slaughter fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jake Slaughter, pick 65, roughly 21 picks past where he belonged.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
In pick 3 they get a long-term starter on the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Dontay Corleone
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 2 with a little surplus value in Dontay Corleone. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Steal is underselling it; Jake Slaughter at the 65th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick104 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bishop Fitzgerald. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick141 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
They took Ted Hurst at par in No. 141, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181 Rnd6 Josh Moten
Josh Moten in slot 181 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick217 Rnd7 Conner Weigman
A quarterback of that caliber at the Round 7 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.