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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B-
ValueB-
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Cardinals won the night they stopped Shough from sliding. Grade: B-. Call it larceny. Tyler Shough sat on the board until the Round 7 slot, and the Cardinals did not need to be asked twice. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.
Reaching for Peebles left real value on the table behind him. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick Analysis
Pick16
Rnd1
Armand Membou
In pick No. 16 they get protection for the quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47
Rnd2
Demetrius Knight Jr.
They jumped the gun on Demetrius Knight Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick78
Rnd3
Alfred Collins
They will replay Alfred Collins at No. 78 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick115
Rnd4
Aeneas Peebles
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Aeneas Peebles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick152
Rnd5
Tory Horton
Taking Tory Horton in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick225
Rnd7
Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough in pick 225 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.