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  • Exhai DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (ARI)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cardinals: B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Cardinals did exactly that with Kevin Jennings in the 151st pick. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Knight Jr. value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Jonah Savaiinaea
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
Derrick Harmon at Round 2, Pick 15 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Aeneas Peebles
They paid sticker price for Aeneas Peebles in slot 78, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick113 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. at the 113th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick151 Rnd5 Kevin Jennings
Kevin Jennings at pick No. 151 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.