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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals let Reiman fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The board owed the Cardinals one, and it paid up: Tip Reiman, the No. 183 name on the board, sitting there at No. 226 like a gift left on the doorstep.

The Travis pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In slot 4 they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Tyler Guyton
In pick 27 they get a blindside protector at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
They paid sticker price for Troy Franklin in Round 2, Pick 3, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson slipping to No. 66 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick71 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
A tidy little value on Jaden Hicks in the 90th overall pick, a step better than break-even. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick104 Rnd4 Andru Phillips
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Andru Phillips. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at the 138th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick162 Rnd5 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
A slide stopped in the Round 5 slot, with Tyrone Tracy Jr. worth more than the price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Myles Cole
A conviction pick on Myles Cole at No. 186 that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick226 Rnd7 Tip Reiman
Circle this one: Tip Reiman at the 226th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.