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    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Luke Elzinga Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Luke Elzinga
P Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals land in the muddy middle: C+.

The Cardinals looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Luke Elzinga at No. 152 regardless, 43 picks early.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Higgins at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams in the Round 1 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick47 Rnd2 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They liked Demetrius Knight Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 2, Pick 15. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jayden Higgins at the 78th pick is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick115 Rnd4 Vernon Broughton
A real head-scratcher, Vernon Broughton in pick No. 115 is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick152 Rnd5 Luke Elzinga
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Luke Elzinga. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.