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Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Cardinals spent No. 115 on Vernon Broughton, a name most had 68 spots down the list.

Walker falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In the 16th pick they get a long-term starter on the line, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Steal is underselling it; Jalon Walker at No. 47 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick78 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo slid further than he should have, and pick No. 78 is lovely value for the wide receiver. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick115 Rnd4 Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton at pick 115 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke in slot 152 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick225 Rnd7 Zeek Biggers
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Zeek Biggers well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.