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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B
ValueB+
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cardinals: B. Every other box got a look, but quarterback did not. The Cardinals will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. The bottom line is a respectable B.
Harmon at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.
Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Pick Analysis
Pick14
Rnd1
Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45
Rnd2
Derrick Harmon
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Derrick Harmon at the 45th overall pick is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.


