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Draft Selections
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
DJ Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
DJ Uiagalelei
QB Florida State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cardinals: B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with DJ Uiagalelei at the Round 5 slot, a reach of 143 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

Walker falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Wyatt Milum
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jalon Walker in the Round 2 slot, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick78 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo slipping to pick No. 78 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick114 Rnd4 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III at the 114th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick153 Rnd5 DJ Uiagalelei
A swing that ignored the value entirely, DJ Uiagalelei well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.