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Cardinals 4/21

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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals cashed the board's mistake on Wallace: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Caedan Wallace had no business being available in No. 186, and the Cardinals did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Reaching for Puni left real value on the table behind him.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In slot 4 they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptive interior force, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
A quiet steal in the 35th overall pick: Chop Robinson for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick66 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Christian Haynes at Round 3, Pick 2 is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
They reached a country mile for Dominick Puni at pick 71, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
A reach on Jalen McMillan in the 90th pick; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick104 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at No. 104 is a conviction pick that outran the value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick138 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett at pick No. 138 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick162 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
Nothing to complain about; Isaiah Davis went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick186 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace at slot 186 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick226 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.