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Draft Selections
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (ARI)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (ARI)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (ARI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals cashed the board's mistake on Majors: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jake Majors had no business being available in No. 157, and the Cardinals did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Reaching for Rourke left real value on the table behind him. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Job largely done: quarterback settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Ozzy Trapilo
In Round 1, Pick 22 they get a building block for the line, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick53 Rnd2 Aeneas Peebles
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Aeneas Peebles at pick 53 is the proof. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick84 Rnd3 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke at No. 84 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick123 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Circle this one: Smael Mondon Jr. at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at the 157th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.