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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Alex Mastromanno Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Alex Mastromanno
P Florida State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Cardinals: C+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cardinals took Ty Robinson a full 49 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Higgins. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

So much rides on Kenneth Grant that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
No drama and no debate, Kenneth Grant went about where he belonged in pick No. 16. The roster fit checks out.
Pick47 Rnd2 Barrett Carter
They reached a country mile for Barrett Carter at the 47th overall pick, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Nice patience on Jayden Higgins, who had no business lasting to No. 78. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ty Robinson
Ty Robinson at Round 4, Pick 13 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick152 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland at slot 152 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Alex Mastromanno
They paid sticker price for Alex Mastromanno in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.