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Draft Selections
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Paul Jr. should have been long gone. The Cardinals pounced, and earned a B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Chris Paul Jr. got past him. The Cardinals do not have to explain a thing at the Round 4 slot.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Revel Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Shavon Revel Jr.
In pick No. 16 they get a ballhawk on the outside, even if it was a touch early. More want than need.
Pick47 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
They paid sticker price for Marcus Mbow in the 47th overall pick, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick78 Rnd3 Aeneas Peebles
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Aeneas Peebles. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick114 Rnd4 Chris Paul Jr.
They barely believed it either: Chris Paul Jr. still on the board at pick 114. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick153 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough slipping to the 153rd pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.