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Much has been made about what the Arizona Cardinals did in the 2019 NFL Draft.
More has been made about what they did not do, which was address the offensive line early and often.
Yet, according to one draft analyst their waiting may have paid off, as they were able to get huge value, at least to this analyst.
Daniel Jeremiah went through his 2019 NFL Draft Big Board and his two best value picks along the offensive line were both made by the Arizona Cardinals.
Top Value picks OT
— Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks) May 10, 2019
Team Name School My Value/Pick (Diff)
AZ Joshua Miles Morgan St 136/248 (+112)
CAR Dennis Daley South Carolina 120/212 (+92)
JAX Jawaan Taylor FL 14/35 (+21)
BUF Cody Ford OU 26/38 (+12)
PHI Andre Dillard WSU 12/22 (+10)
The first is value pick was seventh round project Joshua Miles out of Morgan State, who Jeremiah had ranked as 136 on his big board. The Cardinals got him at 248.
The top interior offensive linemen value was also for the Arizona Cardinals, this one was Lamont Gaillard, the center/guard prospect out of Georgia.
Top Value picks Interior OL
— Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks) May 10, 2019
Team Name School My Value/Pick (Diff)
AZ Lamont Gilliard UGA 140/179 (+39)
MIN Dru Samia OU 76/114 (+38)
DAL Connor McGovern Penn St 75/90 (+15)
NO Erik McCoy Texas A&M 38/48 (+10)
While their actual value is up for debate, to Jeremiah, the Arizona Cardinals got some steals along the offensive line.