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    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cardinals: B-.

The Cardinals treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick 78 on Jamaree Caldwell a full 53 spots early. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Landing Nash that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In the 16th pick they get a building block for the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Fair-plus on Jihaad Campbell, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jamaree Caldwell
They talked themselves into Jamaree Caldwell at pick No. 78, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick114 Rnd4 Will Howard
Will Howard at slot 114 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick153 Rnd5 Nick Nash
Nick Nash slipping to Round 5, Pick 14 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.