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CARDS 02/10

  • BG23 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ARI)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CIN)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
The Cardinals let Skattebo fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Cardinals watched Cam Skattebo slide 48 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 17 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Somehow Jalon Walker was still sitting there in the Round 2 slot, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick78 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at pick 78 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Demetrius Knight Jr. reach Round 3, Pick 17 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick114 Rnd4 Tate Ratledge
They robbed the room for Tate Ratledge here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Elijah Arroyo
A tight end of that caliber at the 118th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick153 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
They barely believed it either: Cam Skattebo still on the board at pick No. 153. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.