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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Cardinals did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to quarterback, which was the need that mattered most. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Landing Ransom that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Reaching for Higgins left real value on the table behind him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In the 16th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
A reach for Jayden Higgins in pick 47; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick78 Rnd3 Deone Walker
They paid sticker price for Deone Walker in pick No. 78, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick115 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom is a better player than Round 4, Pick 13 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.