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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B
ValueB
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cardinals: B. Everything else got attention, and quarterback got none. That is a strange way for the Cardinals to leave a draft. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.
Reaching for Rakestraw Jr. left real value on the table behind him. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.
The skill positions did well by the weekend.
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick Analysis
Pick4
Rnd1
Marvin Harrison Jr.
In the 4th overall pick they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27
Rnd1
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
In pick No. 27 they get a ballhawk on the outside, though they paid up to get him. More want than need.


