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    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
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
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueD+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Riley Leonard at the 47th overall pick is 47 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Wyatt Milum
In pick No. 16 they get a blindside protector, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick47 Rnd2 Riley Leonard
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Riley Leonard well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick78 Rnd3 Darien Porter
They took Darien Porter at par in the 78th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick113 Rnd4 Howard Cross III
This one needs a full-page explanation: Howard Cross III in No. 113, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.