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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
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
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB+
The Cardinals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named quarterback, a need the Cardinals walked right past. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They are betting Dorlus proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The Colson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick 5 they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 27 they get a double-digit-sack hope at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
No edge and no loss on Troy Franklin in No. 35; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick66 Rnd3 Junior Colson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Junior Colson at the 66th pick is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick71 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
They paid a round early for Brandon Dorlus in Round 3, Pick 7, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
By-the-book stuff, Caelen Carson at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick104 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at the 104th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
Fair-plus on Jalen McMillan, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.