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  • joehoeppner1 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (ARI)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (ARI)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (ARI)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (BUF)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (BUF)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Players Gained
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Dion Dawkins
OT
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Von Miller
LB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Cardinals let McCord fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

Somebody in Round 5, Pick 36 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Cardinals sat still while Kyle McCord, the No. 120 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick No. 30 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jihaad Campbell at Round 2, Pick 24 is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick62 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in pick 62 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick78 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in the Round 3 slot is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick153 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune in slot 153 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
They barely believed it either: Kyle McCord still on the board at No. 175. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Chase Lundt
They will replay Chase Lundt at the 179th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick198 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
Nice patience on Antwane Wells Jr., who had no business lasting to the 198th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick206 Rnd6 CJ West
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on CJ West. The roster fit checks out.
Pick246 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
A straight-up fair deal on Torricelli Simpkins III at the 246th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.