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    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ARI)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cardinals, and a B to prove it.

For all the boxes ticked, the Cardinals skipped the loudest one: quarterback is exactly as bare as it was.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly. They are betting Mahogany proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick23 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In pick 23 they get an island corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a cornerstone up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
No drama and no debate, Darius Robinson went about where he belonged in No. 35. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick66 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes in slot 66 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick71 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in pick No. 71 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick90 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany in the 90th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
A straight-up fair deal on Braelon Allen at the 104th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Maason Smith
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Maason Smith. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.