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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Craig Woodson
S California
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Walker should have been long gone. The Cardinals pounced, and earned a B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Deone Walker got past him. The Cardinals do not have to explain a thing at the 152nd overall pick. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Burch reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick No. 16 they get a load in the middle at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
Value with a capital V on Josh Conerly Jr. in Round 2, Pick 15, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
A premium they did not need to pay, Jordan Burch a notch or two before his time. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick115 Rnd4 Will Howard
Will Howard at slot 115 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick152 Rnd5 Deone Walker
They will replay Deone Walker at No. 152 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Craig Woodson
Craig Woodson at pick 225 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.