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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Jaylin Lane Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jaylin Lane
WR Virginia Tech
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals robbed the room for Lane. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like Jaylin Lane slides to the 152nd pick, you do not overthink it, and the Cardinals did not.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Reaching for Milroe left real value on the table behind him. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The back end got a real overhaul.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In the Round 1 slot they get a lockdown presence outside, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick47 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
By-the-book stuff, Aireontae Ersery at pick No. 47 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
They paid a round early for Jalen Milroe in pick 78, more than the board wanted. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick115 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
They did well to land Anthony Belton in Round 4, Pick 13, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jaylin Lane
You do not let a wide receiver like Jaylin Lane reach the 152nd overall pick and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick225 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
A tidy bit of business in slot 225, where R.J. Mickens graded well above the range. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.