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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (ARI)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DEN)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (CIN)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The Cardinals looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Vernon Broughton at pick No. 152 regardless, 32 picks early. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The Knight Jr. steal is the beam this whole class leans on. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Their trades came out a wash either way.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In pick 20 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams in the 47th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick81 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Demetrius Knight Jr. at pick No. 81 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in No. 85 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
The board fumbled Jaylin Noel all the way to slot 115, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick152 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
A wild overpay on Vernon Broughton in Round 5, Pick 14, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Kitan Crawford
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kitan Crawford in Round 7, Pick 9, miles early. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.