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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (ARI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Jeremy Chinn
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La'el Collins
OT
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Zack Martin
OG
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cardinals for Dixon: A-.

Call it larceny. Johnny Dixon sat on the board until No. 226, and the Cardinals did not need to be asked twice.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Brian Thomas Jr. and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the 27th overall pick they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
No drama and no debate, Jordan Morgan went about where he belonged in pick 35. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick36 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell in pick No. 36 lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at the 40th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick66 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
No edge and no loss on Patrick Paul in No. 66; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
They paid sticker price for Christian Haynes in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick71 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
A premium they did not need to pay, Brandon Dorlus a notch or two before his time. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick90 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
They took Dominick Puni at par in slot 90, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mekhi Wingo. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick138 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in the 138th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick162 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
The board had Kitan Oladapo higher than the Round 5 slot, and the safety fell to them anyway. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick186 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Nothing to complain about; Ty'Ron Hopper went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick226 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
Steal is underselling it; Johnny Dixon at Round 7, Pick 6 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Stacking talent where they were already deep.