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Draft Selections
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ARI)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueD+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cardinals, and a B- to prove it.

The tape said wait; the Cardinals did not. JJ Pegues went at the Round 5 slot, a good 35 picks before the board was ready. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. They banked enough surplus on Felton to cover a lot of smaller sins.

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.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Jonah Savaiinaea
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
They paid a round early for Jaxson Dart in Round 2, Pick 15, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick78 Rnd3 Aeneas Peebles
Aeneas Peebles at pick 78 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick113 Rnd4 Tai Felton
Tai Felton at the 113th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick151 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
They talked themselves into JJ Pegues at pick No. 151, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.