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Draft Selections
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (ARI)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Cardinals did exactly that with Kevin Jennings in pick No. 151. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Campbell. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Jonah Savaiinaea
In the 16th pick they get a cornerstone up front, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick47 Rnd2 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo at Round 2, Pick 15 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in the 78th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick113 Rnd4 Howard Cross III
They left a pile of value on the table to take Howard Cross III this early at pick 113. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick151 Rnd5 Kevin Jennings
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kevin Jennings in pick No. 151, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.