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Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Cardinals and Castro: B-.

The board owed the Cardinals one, and it paid up: Sebastian Castro, the No. 86 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 4 slot like a gift left on the doorstep.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. Reaching for Zabel left real value on the table behind him. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In the 16th pick they get a building block for the line, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in slot 47 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick78 Rnd3 Quinn Ewers
They jumped the gun on Quinn Ewers, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick115 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
Sebastian Castro at pick 115 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick152 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans in the 152nd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Ja'Quinden Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Ja'Quinden Jackson at No. 225 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.