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Draft Selections
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
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
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ARI)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (ATL)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (GB)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (KC)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Players Gained
Head Shot
George Karlaftis
EDGE
Head Shot
Josh Oliver
TE
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Cardinals won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Cardinals were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. It is not that Abrams-Draine is a bad player; it is that the Cardinals had louder needs to answer first.

The cost of the Robinson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Thomas Jr. falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

In the end it comes back to Jordan Morgan, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Jordan Morgan
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a cornerstone up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Kamari Lassiter
In pick No. 27 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. More want than need.
Pick43 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. slid further than he should have, and the 43rd overall pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick57 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
No edge and no loss on T'Vondre Sweat in slot 57; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick66 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
No drama and no debate, Ruke Orhorhoro went about where he belonged in the 66th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick71 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at No. 71 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick90 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany is a better player than pick 90 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick105 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
A reach on Darius Robinson in the Round 4 slot; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick110 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Kris Abrams-Draine at cornerback with quarterback, running back and other spots open.