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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ARI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (ARI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (ARI)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (ARI)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (ARI)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Willie Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Willie Roberts
CB Louisiana Tech
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (ARI)
J.C. Davis
OL New Mexico
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ATL)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LAC)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (BUF)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (BUF)
J.C. Davis
OL New Mexico
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LAC)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Max Duggan
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a D+ weekend for the Cardinals.

The Cardinals lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D+.

Everything downstream of Drake Maye depends on Drake Maye, and the building knows it. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Davis pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The Cowing pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and linebacker is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 4th pick they get a franchise quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick8 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In slot 8 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick21 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a double-digit-sack hope. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They did well to land T'Vondre Sweat in pick 34, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
No drama and no debate, Kamren Kinchens went about where he belonged in the 66th overall pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick68 Rnd3 Blake Corum
By-the-book stuff, Blake Corum at pick No. 68 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick70 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
No edge and no loss on Caelen Carson in No. 70; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick72 Rnd3 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims at the Round 3 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick85 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Chris Braswell at No. 85 is the proof. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Javion Cohen
They paid sticker price for Javion Cohen in pick No. 112, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick133 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer in the 133rd pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tahj Brooks
They took Tahj Brooks at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick155 Rnd5 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker in pick 155 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick169 Rnd5 Brevyn Spann-Ford
They jumped the gun on Brevyn Spann-Ford, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick198 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at the 198th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing in Round 7, Pick 3 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick226 Rnd7 Willie Roberts
Nice patience on Willie Roberts, who had no business lasting to pick 226. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick239 Rnd7 J.C. Davis
A wild overpay on J.C. Davis in pick No. 239, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.