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  • si5ma DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ARI)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Conner Weigman Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Conner Weigman
QB Texas A&M
TJ Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
TJ Ferguson
OG Oregon
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 5 (ARI)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 6 (ARI)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 7 (ARI)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C
ValueF NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Cardinals: C.

Nobody else had Luke Lachey anywhere near Round 1, Pick 8. The Cardinals did, by 97 spots, and that gap is the whole story. It washes out to a C, no better and no worse.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Styles. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Luke Lachey
They reached into another round for Luke Lachey, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick40 Rnd2 Earnest Greene III
They talked themselves into Earnest Greene III at slot 40, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick72 Rnd3 Conner Weigman
Conner Weigman in the Round 3 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick104 Rnd4 TJ Ferguson
TJ Ferguson in pick 104 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick136 Rnd5 Garrett Nussmeier
Somehow Garrett Nussmeier was still sitting there in pick No. 136, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick168 Rnd6 Sonny Styles
You do not let a safety like Sonny Styles reach Round 6, Pick 8 and blink. They did not. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick200 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah in pick No. 200 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.