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  • Mr Card DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYG)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cardinals: B+.

It is a puzzling start. The Cardinals had quarterback, edge rusher and other spots to solve and reached instead for Kris Abrams-Draine, a cornerback, at the Round 4 slot. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The Taylor III pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Marvin Harrison Jr. in No. 6. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick27 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In No. 27 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick35 Rnd2 JC Latham
Value with a capital V on JC Latham in the 35th overall pick, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick39 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brian Thomas Jr. at the 39th pick is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
By-the-book stuff, Ruke Orhorhoro at pick No. 66 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick71 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
No drama and no debate, Johnny Wilson went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cooper Beebe at Round 3, Pick 27. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at slot 104 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick133 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A curious use of pick 133. Quarterback, edge rusher and other spots needed the pick; a cornerback in Kris Abrams-Draine did not.