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    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Draft Picks Received
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedC+ TradesC FutureA
Good, not great, for the Cardinals: B-.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Cardinals never addressed quarterback, and it is the kind of gap that lingers.

The Murphy II steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move. On the needs board they went 1 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In No. 13 they get a lockdown presence outside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick27 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the 27th pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.