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  • monkeydoogong DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cardinals a B-.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Cardinals left quarterback untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The cost of the Nugent 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.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
A tidy little value on Marvin Harrison Jr. in Round 1, Pick 4, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In pick 27 they get an anchor for the offensive line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa in slot 35 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick66 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
No drama and no debate, Payton Wilson went about where he belonged in pick No. 66. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick71 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Nothing to complain about; Javon Bullard went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick90 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
By-the-book stuff, Tyler Davis at the 90th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Marshawn Kneeland
A straight-up fair deal on Marshawn Kneeland at the 104th pick, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick133 Rnd4 Daijun Edwards
Daijun Edwards in No. 133 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick140 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
They paid up for Drake Nugent at the 140th pick when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick188 Rnd6 Trey Knox
A clean, defensible pick in pick 188 with a little surplus value in Trey Knox. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick225 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver at No. 225 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick227 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
They paid sticker price for Zakhari Franklin in slot 227, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.