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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (ARI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 80 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: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesD+ FutureA
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cardinals: B.

It is a puzzling start. The Cardinals had quarterback, offensive lineman and other spots to solve and reached instead for Caelen Carson, a cornerback, at pick 90. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Landing Cooper that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

The Hall Jr. pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 18 they get a disruptor off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the 27th overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick49 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in Round 2, Pick 17 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick66 Rnd3 Edgerrin Cooper
They let Edgerrin Cooper come to them and pounced at No. 66. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick71 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
A reach for Michael Hall Jr. in pick 71; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick80 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus at slot 80 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
A want over a need in pick No. 90: Caelen Carson adds a cornerback while quarterback, offensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick104 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
No edge and no loss on Mekhi Wingo in the 104th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.