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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (ARI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (ARI)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (KC)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Players Gained
Head Shot
Michael Deiter
C
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC FutureA+
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Cardinals.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cardinals took Caelen Carson a full 23 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The Solomon pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. With quarterback, running back and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick No. 27 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at No. 35, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick66 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
A quiet steal in the 66th pick: Adisa Isaac for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick69 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kingsley Suamataia at pick 69 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick71 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Caelen Carson while clear needs at quarterback, running back and other spots sat open.
Pick90 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
A reasonable price with a little left over, Calen Bullock in No. 90. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick123 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Johnny Wilson. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick132 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the Round 4 slot on Javon Solomon with quarterback, running back and other spots unsolved.