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  • Willyboys DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Cardinals.

The Cardinals looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Tyler Cooper at No. 115 regardless, 52 picks early.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. That King pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In pick No. 16 they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Shavon Revel Jr.
The board fumbled Shavon Revel Jr. all the way to the Round 2 slot, and they scooped it up. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick78 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
A premium they did not need to pay, Gunnar Helm a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.
Pick115 Rnd4 Tyler Cooper
Tyler Cooper at slot 115 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kobe King
Kobe King in No. 152 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.