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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (ARI)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (ARI)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (LAR)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (GB)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Players Gained
Head Shot
Romeo Doubs
WR
Head Shot
Jonah Jackson
OG
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Cardinals cashed the board's mistake on Hicks: A-.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Cardinals, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. With quarterback, running back and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them. Hicks falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

In the end it comes back to Dallas Turner, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 13 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick30 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 30th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Nothing to complain about; Kool-Aid McKinstry went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick69 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
By-the-book stuff, Devontez Walker at No. 69 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
They paid up for Brandon Dorlus at Round 3, Pick 7 when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick90 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
A surprising call. With quarterback, running back and other spots still to address, they spent the Round 3 slot on Caelen Carson, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick99 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo in pick No. 99 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
You do not let a safety like Jaden Hicks reach the 104th pick and blink. They did not. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick110 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
No drama and no debate, Leonard Taylor III went about where he belonged in Round 4, Pick 10. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick112 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
A straight-up fair deal on Blake Fisher at the 112th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick113 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at pick 113 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.