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Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (ARI)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C+
ValueD NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cardinals took Jalen Milroe a full 54 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
A big swing on Grey Zabel at the 16th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jalen Milroe
They reached a country mile for Jalen Milroe at the Round 2 slot, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick78 Rnd3 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at the 78th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick113 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Rylie Mills well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick151 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant in slot 151 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.