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Draft Selections
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Jaylin Lane Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jaylin Lane
WR Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick 152: the Cardinals steal Howard and grade out a B-.

The Cardinals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Will Howard, the No. 102 name on the board, in the 152nd overall pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They will need Peebles to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.
In pick 16 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. in slot 47 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott at pick No. 78 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick115 Rnd4 Aeneas Peebles
A big swing on Aeneas Peebles at the 115th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick152 Rnd5 Will Howard
They barely believed it either: Will Howard still on the board at the 152nd pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jaylin Lane
Jaylin Lane at No. 225 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.