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    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Cardinals spent Round 4, Pick 13 on Howard Cross III, a name most had 50 spots down the list. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

On value alone, Collins makes the weekend a net positive. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. 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
Pick16 Rnd1 Armand Membou
In No. 16 they get a long-term starter on the line, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Tyler Baron
Value said wait; Tyler Baron in Round 2, Pick 15 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick78 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
They robbed the room for Alfred Collins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick114 Rnd4 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III in the 114th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick153 Rnd5 Logan Brown
A straight-up fair deal on Logan Brown at slot 153, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.