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An inside look at how the Arizona Cardinals build their draft board and evaluate prospects

Before the Cardinals start turning in their picks during the NFL draft, it’s important to know how the team went about assembling its draft board in the first place. Just as critical to the process is the way they evaluate prospects, what sort of filters are used in ranking them and who has the final say regarding the actual selections when it’s all said and done.

That last part will be more intriguing than ever considering the Cardinals hold the No.1 overall pick when the draft gets under way Thursday afternoon at 5 p.m. (Arizona time)

Will they keep it and use it on former Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray, whom new head coach Kliff Kingsbury has been enamored with for years?