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Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (ARI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BUF)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
O'Cyrus Torrence
OG
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Cardinals and Simpson: B+.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Cardinals were there to profit. Jaylin Simpson, the No. 147 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick 188. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The Melton pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, tight end and other spots still on the board.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the 4th pick they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick28 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In the 28th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
A slide stopped in No. 35, with Keon Coleman worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 66, where Kingsley Suamataia graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in pick 71 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.
Pick90 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick99 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Khyree Jackson at slot 99 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick104 Rnd4 Max Melton
A surprising call. With edge rusher, tight end and other spots still to address, they spent Round 4, Pick 4 on Max Melton, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
No drama and no debate, Jordan Travis went about where he belonged in pick 133. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick140 Rnd5 Will Shipley
Will Shipley is a better player than pick No. 140 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson in the 188th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick225 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
They took Joshua Cephus at par in the Round 7 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick227 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
No edge and no loss on Matthew Jones in Round 7, Pick 7; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.