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Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ARI)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC- FutureA
The Cardinals let King fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Kalen King had no business being available in slot 186, and the Cardinals did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Spending an early pick on cornerback with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Jared Verse
Fair-plus on Jared Verse, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick27 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick 27 they get a potential shutdown corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick35 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell in slot 35 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick46 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
No edge and no loss on Cooper Beebe in pick No. 46; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 3 slot with a little surplus value in Kingsley Suamataia. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick71 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
A straight-up fair deal on Devontez Walker at No. 71, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks at the 90th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick104 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
By-the-book stuff, Braelon Allen at Round 4, Pick 4 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick117 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 117 on Elijah Jones with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick138 Rnd5 Isaac Guerendo
Nice patience on Isaac Guerendo, who had no business lasting to Round 5, Pick 2. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick162 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Walter Rouse. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick186 Rnd6 Kalen King
Taking Kalen King in the 186th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick226 Rnd7 Trey Knox
Nothing to complain about; Trey Knox went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.