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    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Ben Sauls Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ben Sauls
PK Pittsburgh
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals cashed the board's mistake on Nolen: B-.

The Cardinals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Walter Nolen, the No. 21 name on the board, in Round 2, Pick 15.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Zabel has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Offensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In the 16th pick they get protection for the quarterback, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
They robbed the room for Walter Nolen here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Chris Paul Jr. at Round 3, Pick 14 squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jamaree Caldwell
A reach on Jamaree Caldwell in the Round 4 slot; the board had better options right there. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick152 Rnd5 Ben Sauls
Ben Sauls in No. 152 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick225 Rnd7 Robert Longerbeam
Robert Longerbeam at slot 225 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.