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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ARI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cardinals a B-.

The Cardinals looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Tommy Eichenberg at the 67th overall pick regardless, 41 picks early. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

They will regret leaving offensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick No. 3 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick17 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at No. 35 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick67 Rnd3 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in the 67th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick73 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II at pick 73 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. It fills a real need, too.
Pick81 Rnd3 Spencer Rattler
Spencer Rattler in Round 3, Pick 17 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.