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Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (ARI)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ARI)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Tommy Mellott Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (ARI)
Tommy Mellott
QB Montana State
Draft Picks Received
Tommy Mellott Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tommy Mellott
QB Montana State
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cardinals: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cardinals took Tommy Mellott at the 248th pick, roughly 91 spots before his name belonged. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. The Bond pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Mike Green
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
The board had Isaiah Bond higher than pick 47, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick78 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
By-the-book stuff, Omarr Norman-Lott at pick No. 78 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick113 Rnd4 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. at the 113th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick151 Rnd5 Willie Lampkin
A wild overpay on Willie Lampkin in slot 151, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tommy Mellott
Tommy Mellott at the 248th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.