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Draft Selections
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cardinals, and a B- to prove it.

The Cardinals put a flag in the ground for Aeneas Peebles, 38 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

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

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.
In the 16th overall pick they get a blindside protector, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick47 Rnd2 Aeneas Peebles
They left a pile of value on the table to take Aeneas Peebles this early at the Round 2 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
A reach for Chris Paul Jr. in slot 78; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick114 Rnd4 Tai Felton
A slide stopped in No. 114, with Tai Felton worth more than the price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick153 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord in Round 5, Pick 14 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.