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Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cardinals: B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Jonah Savaiinaea at the 16th pick. The Cardinals jumped the board by 29 and dared it to prove them wrong. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

That Walker pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Jonah Savaiinaea
In slot 16 they get an anchor for the offensive line, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Somehow Jalon Walker was still sitting there in pick No. 47, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Jalen Royals in pick 78 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick115 Rnd4 Aeneas Peebles
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Aeneas Peebles well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke slipping to the 152nd overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick225 Rnd7 Cam Horsley
Value said wait; Cam Horsley in No. 225 says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.