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  • lionshoney DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Alex Mastromanno Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Alex Mastromanno
P Florida State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cardinals, and a B to prove it.

The Vernon Broughton pick is the one that will follow the Cardinals into the fall. They took him 34 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

Grant falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
By-the-book stuff, Josh Simmons at No. 16 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Steal is underselling it; Kenneth Grant at slot 47 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick78 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
No drama and no debate, Barrett Carter went about where he belonged in the 78th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick115 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson is a better player than the 115th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick152 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton at pick 152 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick225 Rnd7 Alex Mastromanno
A market-rate specialist, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Alex Mastromanno. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.