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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Cardinals did exactly that with Shemar Turner in pick No. 47.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took McCord. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In No. 16 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Shemar Turner
A big swing on Shemar Turner at slot 47, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott at the 78th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick115 Rnd4 Cody Simon
They paid up for Cody Simon at the 115th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
Circle this one: Kyle McCord at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick225 Rnd7 Theo Wease Jr.
Theo Wease Jr. in pick No. 225 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.