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Draft Selections
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
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
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ARI)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cardinals: B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Cardinals spent slot 151 on Antwane Wells Jr., a name most had 28 spots down the list. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

That Walker pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Jonah Savaiinaea
In slot 16 they get a building block for the line, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
The board fumbled Jalon Walker all the way to the 47th overall pick, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick78 Rnd3 Quinn Ewers
They paid a round early for Quinn Ewers in the Round 3 slot, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at the 114th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick151 Rnd5 Antwane Wells Jr.
Value said wait; Antwane Wells Jr. in pick 151 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.