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Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Cardinals clearly saw something nobody else did in Aireontae Ersery, taking him 31 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Booker pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Aireontae Ersery
In slot 16 they get a cornerstone up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
The board had Tyler Booker higher than pick 47, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick78 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
A reasonable price with a little left over, Omarr Norman-Lott in the Round 3 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jamaree Caldwell
They jumped the gun on Jamaree Caldwell, taking him earlier than his grade liked. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick152 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune at No. 152 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jamon Dumas-Johnson this early at pick No. 225. It fills a real need, too.