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  • CTfromDC DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals cashed the board's mistake on McCord: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Kyle McCord at Round 5, Pick 14 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

The Conerly Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.
In pick No. 16 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at the Round 2 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick78 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in slot 78 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick114 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills at pick 114 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick153 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
They will replay Kyle McCord at Round 5, Pick 14 for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.