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Draft Selections
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ARI)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cardinals, and a B- to prove it.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Cardinals reached some 38 spots for Dillon Gabriel, and value like that does not grow back.

That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Cameron Williams
In the 17th pick they get a blindside protector, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick48 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at slot 48 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick79 Rnd3 Dillon Gabriel
They talked themselves into Dillon Gabriel at pick No. 79, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick115 Rnd4 Tory Horton
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tory Horton in the Round 4 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick152 Rnd5 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III in No. 152 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.