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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (ARI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (ARI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NYG)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYG)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
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Cor'Dale Flott
CB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cardinals fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Cardinals, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

It is not that DeJean is a bad player; it is that the Cardinals had louder needs to answer first. On value alone, Simpson makes the weekend a net positive. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
Olumuyiwa Fashanu in the 5th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick17 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a disruptor off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
No drama and no debate, Nate Wiggins went about where he belonged in pick No. 36. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick47 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
A slide stopped in No. 47, with Keon Coleman worth more than the price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Cooper DeJean
A curious use of the Round 3 slot. Tight end needed the pick; a cornerback in Cooper DeJean did not.
Pick71 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
They took Mekhi Wingo at par in the 71st overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Maason Smith at DT-EDGE with tight end open.
Pick104 Rnd4 Devontez Walker
They paid sticker price for Devontez Walker in slot 104, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordan Travis. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick141 Rnd5 Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer at pick 141 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick163 Rnd5 Cody Schrader
A reach for Cody Schrader in the Round 5 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Value with a capital V on Jaylin Simpson in pick No. 183, a genuine coup. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing at the 190th overall pick is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick225 Rnd7 Omar Speights
By-the-book stuff, Omar Speights at Round 7, Pick 5 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick226 Rnd7 Joshua Gray
They paid a round early for Joshua Gray in the 226th pick, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.