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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals robbed the room for Taylor III. Final grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Leonard Taylor III, the Round 4 slot, roughly 21 picks past where he belonged.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Spending an early pick on cornerback with quarterback, running back and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. They will need Abrams-Draine to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In No. 27 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. More want than need.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
A quiet steal in slot 35: Jordan Morgan for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
The board had Chris Braswell higher than the Round 3 slot, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick71 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
They liked Roman Wilson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 71. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick90 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Hall Jr. at pick 90, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick104 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A curious use of the 104th overall pick. Quarterback, running back and other spots needed the pick; a cornerback in Kris Abrams-Draine did not.
Pick133 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
They will replay Leonard Taylor III at the 133rd pick for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.