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  • Tico DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Draft Picks Received
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC FutureB
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Cardinals.

Every other box got a look, but quarterback did not. The Cardinals will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with.

That Melton pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They will need Sweat to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Tyler Guyton
In the 27th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They jumped the gun on T'Vondre Sweat, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at pick No. 66 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick71 Rnd3 Cade Stover
No drama and no debate, Cade Stover went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick90 Rnd3 Max Melton
They read the board right and Max Melton was the payoff at No. 90. A minor need, but a need all the same.