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Draft Selections
Tyreem Powell Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Tyreem Powell
LB Rutgers
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Jeremy Crawshaw Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jeremy Crawshaw
P Florida
Da'Quan Felton Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Da'Quan Felton
WR Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D+
ValueF NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals have some explaining to do after a D+.

The tape said wait; the Cardinals did not. Tyreem Powell went at pick 16, a good 327 picks before the board was ready.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. On value alone, Zabel makes the weekend a net positive.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Tyreem Powell
In pick No. 16 they get a green-dot type in the middle, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick47 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
Grey Zabel is a better player than the 47th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick78 Rnd3 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III at No. 78 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick115 Rnd4 Kevin Jennings
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kevin Jennings. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jeremy Crawshaw
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jeremy Crawshaw well ahead of where he belonged. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick225 Rnd7 Da'Quan Felton
They left a pile of value on the table to take Da'Quan Felton this early at the Round 7 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.