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Draft Selections
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B-
ValueC
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Cardinals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-. The Cardinals torched the value chart for Aeneas Peebles, taking him 58 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.
The McCord pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. It is not that Fitzgerald is a bad player; it is that the Cardinals had louder needs to answer first. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it.
Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.
Pick Analysis
Pick16
Rnd1
Cameron Williams
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cameron Williams in the 16th pick, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick47
Rnd2
Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at Round 2, Pick 15 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick78
Rnd3
Aeneas Peebles
A wild overpay on Aeneas Peebles in the 78th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick114
Rnd4
Ryan Fitzgerald
A curious use of slot 114. Wide receiver, edge rusher and other spots needed the pick; a specialist in Ryan Fitzgerald did not.
Pick153
Rnd5
Kyle McCord
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Kyle McCord in the Round 5 slot, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.





