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Apr9

  • sunsetally DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (ARI)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DEN)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jonathon Cooper
LB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueC- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
The Cardinals worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cardinals spent slot 78 on Aeneas Peebles, a name the board had a full 66 spots lower. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick39 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
No edge and no loss on Jihaad Campbell in slot 39; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick47 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Donovan Ezeiruaku. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick62 Rnd2 Charles Grant
This one needs a full-page explanation: Charles Grant in the 62nd overall pick, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick72 Rnd3 David Walker
David Walker at pick 72 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick78 Rnd3 Aeneas Peebles
They talked themselves into Aeneas Peebles at pick No. 78, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Pick115 Rnd4 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord at the Round 4 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kyle Williams. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick225 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
Value said wait; Tonka Hemingway in Round 7, Pick 9 says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.