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  • cardz2025 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (ARI)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (ARI)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (HOU)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

The Jaylin Noel pick is the one that will follow the Cardinals into the fall. They took him 49 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. The final tally is a middling C+.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Getting Majors where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Hit on Derrick Harmon and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
In the 25th pick they get a load in the middle. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel at the 47th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Value said wait; Donovan Jackson in pick No. 58 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick78 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
No drama and no debate, Chris Paul Jr. went about where he belonged in pick 78. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jake Majors at the Round 4 slot is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jabbar Muhammad
By-the-book stuff, Jabbar Muhammad at slot 225 squarely in line with his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.