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  • Oscar DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kenneth Grant
DL Michigan
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Some hits, some head-scratchers, and a C+ for the Cardinals.

There is a lot to like until you notice quarterback is still a hole. The Cardinals never got to the one that mattered most. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

The cost of the Harris reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

If Kenneth Grant and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the Round 1 slot they get a wrecking ball inside, though they paid up to get him.
Pick47 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at the 47th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jermari Harris
They paid a round early for Jermari Harris in the 78th overall pick, more than the board wanted. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jeffrey Bassa
A conviction pick on Jeffrey Bassa at pick 114 that the board grades a round light. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jaylin Noel
They took Jaylin Noel at par in No. 152, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.