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Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYG)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Cardinals.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Cardinals walked out of the weekend still thin at quarterback, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. If Fiske pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick No. 6 they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In pick 27 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
No edge and no loss on Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in No. 35; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick47 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
A conviction pick on Braden Fiske at slot 47 that the board grades a round light. The roster fit checks out.
Pick66 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall in the Round 3 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson slipping to the 71st overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick90 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at Round 3, Pick 27 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cole Bishop. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick138 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Chau Smith-Wade in pick 138. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick162 Rnd5 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
Value with a capital V on Tyrone Tracy Jr. in the 162nd overall pick, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.