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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals let Savaiinaea fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The Cardinals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jonah Savaiinaea fell into pick No. 78. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The Robinson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Walter Nolen. It fills a real need, too.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Steal is underselling it; Jalon Walker at pick No. 47 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jonah Savaiinaea
Jonah Savaiinaea in the 78th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick115 Rnd4 Zy Alexander
A cornerback of that caliber at the 115th pick is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick152 Rnd5 Ty Robinson
The board had cheaper options than Ty Robinson at slot 152, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick225 Rnd7 Ricky White III
A tidy bit of business in No. 225, where Ricky White III graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.