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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cardinals: B.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Cardinals started one anyway for Brevyn Spann-Ford, 84 picks ahead of schedule.

That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

It is not that Jackson is a bad player; it is that the Cardinals had louder needs to answer first. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
They took Malik Nabers at par in pick 4, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick27 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the 27th overall pick they get an island corner at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jordan Morgan at Round 2, Pick 3. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick66 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
No edge and no loss on Mekhi Wingo in No. 66; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick71 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A straight-up fair deal on Cooper Beebe at pick No. 71, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick90 Rnd3 Spencer Rattler
Spencer Rattler in the 90th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Khyree Jackson while clear needs at edge rusher sat open.
Pick133 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
A tidy little value on MarShawn Lloyd in No. 133, a step better than break-even. The roster fit checks out.
Pick140 Rnd5 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford at the 140th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick188 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
No drama and no debate, Josh Proctor went about where he belonged in pick No. 188. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick225 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick227 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
They paid sticker price for Zakhari Franklin in Round 7, Pick 7, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.