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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Eric Gregory Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Eric Gregory
DL Arkansas
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Eric Gregory; the Cardinals did not wait, grabbing him 63 spots ahead at the 225th overall pick.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Leonard at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
No edge and no loss on Luther Burden III in the Round 1 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick47 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
Somehow Derrick Harmon was still sitting there in slot 47, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger slipping to pick No. 78 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick115 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
Value said wait; Hollin Pierce in the 115th pick says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick152 Rnd5 Riley Leonard
Taking Riley Leonard in Round 5, Pick 14 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick225 Rnd7 Eric Gregory
This one needs a full-page explanation: Eric Gregory in No. 225, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.