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Draft Selections
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (ARI)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.

The Cardinals spent real capital to be 98 picks early on Kevin Jennings, and the board is going to hold them to it. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Cameron Williams
In the 16th pick 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 slot 47 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at No. 78 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick113 Rnd4 Howard Cross III
A real head-scratcher, Howard Cross III in pick 113 is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick151 Rnd5 Kevin Jennings
They reached a country mile for Kevin Jennings at the 151st overall pick, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.