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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Michael Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Michael Wiley
RB Arizona
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (ARI)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cardinals for Vidal: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Kimani Vidal tumbling to the Cardinals in pick No. 222 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In pick 27 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. More want than need.
Pick35 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton at slot 35 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
They paid sticker price for Brandon Dorlus in pick No. 66, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick71 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A clean, defensible pick in No. 71 with a little surplus value in Brenden Rice. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick90 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson in the 90th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
They took Jaden Hicks at par in the Round 4 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick137 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Nothing to complain about; Cedric Gray went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick188 Rnd6 Michael Wiley
Michael Wiley in No. 188 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal in slot 222 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jared Wiley
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jared Wiley at the 224th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.