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Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (ARI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ajani Cornelius
OL Oregon
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (ARI)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
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Brennan Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Brennan Armstrong
QB North Carolina State
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (SF)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (GB)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Duce Chestnut Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (SF)
Duce Chestnut
CB LSU
Players Gained
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Alex McGough
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cardinals: B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Cardinals shredded theirs for Ajani Cornelius. He came off 42 spots early, and the room will hear about it. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Fuaga falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the 4th overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick17 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Taliese Fuaga
A tidy bit of business in the 36th pick, where Taliese Fuaga graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at pick No. 68 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick71 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
No edge and no loss on Sedrick Van Pran in slot 71; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick81 Rnd3 D.J. James
D.J. James in No. 81 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick104 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Roman Wilson. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick141 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius in the 141st pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick190 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs at pick No. 190 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.