Murf'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Murf DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals cashed the board's mistake on Egbuka: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Emeka Egbuka had no business being available in pick 47, and the Cardinals did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They are betting Barton proves the room right and everyone else wrong. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.
In the 16th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Steal is underselling it; Emeka Egbuka at pick 47 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick78 Rnd3 Aeneas Peebles
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Aeneas Peebles. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick114 Rnd4 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at Round 4, Pick 13 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jackson Slater
Jackson Slater at No. 153 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.