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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (ARI)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
David Ugwoegbu Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
David Ugwoegbu
OLB-EDGE Houston
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals let Fiske fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Braden Fiske had no business being available in the 104th pick, and the Cardinals did the only sane thing and turned in the card. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

With quarterback and edge rusher unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In pick 4 they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick26 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In No. 26 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
No drama and no debate, Quinyon Mitchell went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 3. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick66 Rnd3 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in the Round 3 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. The roster fit checks out.
Pick71 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
A want over a need in the 71st pick: Caelen Carson adds a cornerback while quarterback and edge rusher keeps waiting.
Pick89 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Hall Jr. at slot 89, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Braden Fiske
Circle this one: Braden Fiske at pick No. 104 is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick133 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
A slide stopped in the 133rd overall pick, with Tommy Eichenberg worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick140 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at pick 140 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jawhar Jordan
A reach for Jawhar Jordan in Round 6, Pick 13; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick225 Rnd7 David Ugwoegbu
They took David Ugwoegbu at par in slot 225, which is nothing to complain about. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
Pick227 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Joshua Cephus. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.