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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.

The Cardinals spent real capital to be 39 picks early on Nazir Stackhouse, and the board is going to hold them to it. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The Ewers value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
No edge and no loss on Luther Burden III in the 16th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick47 Rnd2 Barrett Carter
They reached into another round for Barrett Carter, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick78 Rnd3 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce in pick No. 78 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick114 Rnd4 Quinn Ewers
They will replay Quinn Ewers at Round 4, Pick 13 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick153 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
They talked themselves into Nazir Stackhouse at No. 153, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.