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  • Nick237025 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (ARI)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIA)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (MIA)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIN)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (MIA)
TO PICK
 
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC FutureA
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cardinals a B.

For all the boxes ticked, the Cardinals skipped the loudest one: quarterback is exactly as bare as it was. The bottom line is a respectable B.

That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In No. 11 they get a cornerstone up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick 23 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a true top target. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Graham Barton
They read the board right and Graham Barton was the payoff at the 35th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick55 Rnd2 Junior Colson
They did well to land Junior Colson in slot 55, just ahead of his grade. It fills a real need, too.