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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (ARI)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Picks Received
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (GB)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jonah Williams
OT
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesD FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.

The Cardinals spent real capital to be 25 picks early on Teddye Buchanan, and the board is going to hold them to it.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Harmon. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the 16th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at slot 47 is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jared Ivey
They paid sticker price for Jared Ivey in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick87 Rnd3 Will Howard
They paid up for Will Howard at the 87th pick when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick152 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune at pick 152 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick225 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
This one needs a full-page explanation: Teddye Buchanan in Round 7, Pick 9, miles early. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.