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    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (ARI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Eugene Asante Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (ARI)
Eugene Asante
LB Auburn
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Sean Martin Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Sean Martin
DL-EDGE West Virginia
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (ARI)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ATL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (ATL)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ATL)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesD FutureB-
The Cardinals did enough to get by: C+.

The Cardinals went off the board in a big way for Sean Martin, 72 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 9th pick they get a No. 1 receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick17 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get protection for the quarterback, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
They paid sticker price for Nate Wiggins in the 36th overall pick, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson in pick 68 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick71 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They reached into another round for Trey Benson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer in the Round 3 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
The board fumbled Brenden Rice all the way to pick 104, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick133 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at the 133rd pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick141 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
The board had cheaper options than Javion Cohen at No. 141, and it noticed. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jason Marshall Jr.
They took Jason Marshall Jr. at par in slot 163, which is nothing to complain about. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick190 Rnd6 Eugene Asante
Eugene Asante at the 190th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick225 Rnd7 Evan Williams
Evan Williams in pick No. 225 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick226 Rnd7 Sean Martin
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Sean Martin. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick249 Rnd7 AJ Barner
They talked themselves into AJ Barner at Round 7, Pick 29, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.