James 1537373'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • James 1537373 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 6 (ARI)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Aydan White Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 7 (ARI)
Aydan White
CB NC State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 136th pick: the Cardinals steal Daniels and grade out a B.

Call it larceny. Jalon Daniels sat on the board until pick 136, and the Cardinals did not need to be asked twice. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

Hemingway has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the 8th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Garrett Nussmeier
A slide stopped in the 40th pick, with Garrett Nussmeier worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick72 Rnd3 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford at pick 72 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tonka Hemingway
Tonka Hemingway in slot 104 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick136 Rnd5 Jalon Daniels
Jalon Daniels at No. 136 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick168 Rnd6 Aeneas Peebles
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Aeneas Peebles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick200 Rnd7 Aydan White
Value with a capital V on Aydan White in pick No. 200, a genuine coup. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.