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    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.

The tape said wait; the Cardinals did not. Howard Cross III went at the 114th pick, a good 49 picks before the board was ready. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. They banked enough surplus on Restrepo to cover a lot of smaller sins.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
They did well to land Jihaad Campbell in pick 47, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Xavier Restrepo at Round 3, Pick 14. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick114 Rnd4 Howard Cross III
A real head-scratcher, Howard Cross III in No. 114 is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick153 Rnd5 Connor Colby
They reached a country mile for Connor Colby at the 153rd overall pick, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.