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27.01.2024

  • BirdgangGermany DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (ARI)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CLE)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (GB)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NO)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (GB)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Players Gained
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David Njoku
TE
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureA
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Cardinals and Bullard: B+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Javon Bullard at slot 92 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

With tight end and interior defensive lineman unsolved, spending premium capital on OLB-EDGE is the choice that costs them. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In slot 14 they get a lockdown presence outside. More want than need.
Pick26 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In No. 26 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu in pick 35 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick71 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
No edge and no loss on Brenden Rice in the 71st overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick86 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Value with a capital V on Cooper Beebe in Round 3, Pick 23, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard in pick No. 92 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick104 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 104th pick on Javon Solomon with tight end and interior defensive lineman unsolved.
Pick133 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
A tidy bit of business in the Round 4 slot, where Tommy Eichenberg graded well above the range. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick140 Rnd5 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
No drama and no debate, Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint went about where he belonged in No. 140. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick188 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
They barely believed it either: Joe Milton III still on the board at pick No. 188. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick225 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Fair-plus on Blake Watson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick227 Rnd7 BJ Mayes
A reasonable price with a little left over, BJ Mayes in the 227th overall pick. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.