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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Cardinals and Thornton Jr.: B-.

Call it larceny. Dont'e Thornton Jr. sat on the board until the 225th overall pick, and the Cardinals did not need to be asked twice. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

If Belton pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. It is not that Mukuba is a bad player; it is that the Cardinals had louder needs to answer first.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
The board had cheaper options than Jalon Walker at pick No. 16, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
Pick47 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in the 47th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick78 Rnd3 Anthony Belton
This one needs a full-page explanation: Anthony Belton in the 78th overall pick, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick115 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, running back and other spots to take Andrew Mukuba, a safety that was not the priority.
Pick152 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough is a better player than No. 152 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick225 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 225 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.