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TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ARI)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (ARI)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (ARI)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Connor Colby
OT Iowa
Gerald Mincey Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Gerald Mincey
OL Tennessee
Gerald Mincey Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Gerald Mincey
OL Tennessee
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C
ValueF NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A mixed bag for the Cardinals, and a C to match.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cardinals took TreVeyon Henderson at the Round 1 slot, roughly 82 spots before his name belonged. It lands right in the middle: a C, no more, no less.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Frazier. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Hit on TreVeyon Henderson and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 TreVeyon Henderson
In pick No. 3 they get a three-down runner, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick17 Rnd1 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
In the 17th pick they get a green-dot type in the middle, a steep price for the projection.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at No. 35 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Chris Braswell in pick 67, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Javon Foster
Javon Foster in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Jermaine Burton slid further than he should have, and the 81st overall pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Ruke Orhorhoro
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick133 Rnd4 AJ Barner
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and AJ Barner at Round 4, Pick 33 is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick140 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Value with a capital V on Tykee Smith in the 140th pick, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick165 Rnd5 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier at pick 165 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick198 Rnd6 Connor Colby
Steal is underselling it; Connor Colby at pick No. 198 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick224 Rnd7 Gerald Mincey
You do not let an offensive lineman like Gerald Mincey reach slot 224 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick227 Rnd7 Gerald Mincey
Taking Gerald Mincey in the 227th overall pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.