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Players Gained
Yaya
Diaby
LB
Ted
Karras
C
Players traded away
Ben
Stille
DE
D.J.
Humphries
OT
Elijah
Wilkinson
OT
Jackson
Barton
OT
Jeff
Driskel
QB
Jon
Gaines II
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Strong
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Kyler
McMichael
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Marco
Wilson
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Marlon
Mack
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Hayes
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Marquise
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Roy
Lopez
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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
F
ValueC+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureC-
The Cardinals reached for Washington and never recovered. Grade: F. The Cardinals treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 244th overall pick on Tahj Washington a full 117 spots early.
The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The Wilson steal is the beam this whole class leans on. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.
In short, a weekend the front office will want to forget in a hurry.
Pick Analysis
Pick4
Rnd1
Malik Nabers
In the 4th overall pick they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27
Rnd1
Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick No. 27 they get a long-term starter on the line, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35
Rnd2
Braden Fiske
They talked themselves into Braden Fiske at slot 35, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick46
Rnd2
Kool-Aid McKinstry
Somehow Kool-Aid McKinstry was still sitting there in the 46th pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick66
Rnd3
Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in the Round 3 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick71
Rnd3
Tyler Guyton
Circle this one: Tyler Guyton at pick 71 is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick82
Rnd3
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in Round 3, Pick 18 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick89
Rnd3
Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson at the 89th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick105
Rnd4
MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd at No. 105 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick116
Rnd4
Payton Wilson
Steal is underselling it; Payton Wilson at pick 116 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick127
Rnd4
Jalyx Hunt
They paid sticker price for Jalyx Hunt in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.
Pick137
Rnd5
Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in pick No. 137 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick188
Rnd6
Chau Smith-Wade
A cornerback of that caliber at the 188th pick is the definition of value, full stop. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick193
Rnd6
Eric Watts
Eric Watts at slot 193 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick204
Rnd6
Tanor Bortolini
A reach for Tanor Bortolini in the 204th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick222
Rnd7
Brevyn Spann-Ford
They took Brevyn Spann-Ford at par in pick 222, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick232
Rnd7
Nathaniel Watson
A conviction pick on Nathaniel Watson at pick No. 232 that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick244
Rnd7
Tahj Washington
Tahj Washington in slot 244 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick255
Rnd7
Carter Bradley
Carter Bradley at the 255th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.