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    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals let Howard fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

When a board-topper like Will Howard slides to slot 152, you do not overthink it, and the Cardinals did not. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The Conerly Jr. pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick47 Rnd2 Trey Amos
Trey Amos at Round 2, Pick 15 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick78 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott in pick 78 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.
Pick115 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in the 115th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
Pick152 Rnd5 Will Howard
Will Howard in No. 152 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick225 Rnd7 Ricky White III
A quiet steal in the 225th overall pick: Ricky White III for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.