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    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (ARI)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kenneth Grant
DL Michigan
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Conner Weigman Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (ARI)
Conner Weigman
QB Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C
ValueF NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A mixed bag for the Cardinals, and a C to match.

The Ajani Cornelius pick is the one that will follow the Cardinals into the fall. They took him 85 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

They banked enough surplus on Higgins to cover a lot of smaller sins. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Ajani Cornelius
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ajani Cornelius this early at the 18th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
They read the board right and Kenneth Grant was the payoff at No. 49. It fills a real need, too.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jason Marshall Jr.
They robbed the room for Jason Marshall Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jay Higgins
Somehow Jay Higgins was still sitting there in the 119th overall pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick154 Rnd5 Conner Weigman
Conner Weigman at Round 5, Pick 16 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.