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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (ARI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (ARI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (ARI)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NYG)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYG)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB-
The Cardinals robbed the room for Jackson. Final grade: B+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Khyree Jackson at slot 163 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

Every board in the league had Fiske lower, and that gap is the story. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick17 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick 17 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Taliese Fuaga
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Taliese Fuaga at the 36th overall pick is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick47 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Legette at No. 47 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Troy Franklin
Taking Troy Franklin in pick No. 68 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jordan Morgan
They robbed the room for Jordan Morgan here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick81 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
A premium they did not need to pay, Adisa Isaac a notch or two before his time. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
A reasonable price with a little left over, Braelon Allen in slot 104. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick133 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Circle this one: Cam Hart at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick141 Rnd5 Braden Fiske
They reached a country mile for Braden Fiske at the 141st overall pick, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick163 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at pick No. 163 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick183 Rnd6 Mike Sainristil
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Mike Sainristil in pick 183, plain and simple. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick190 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
A tidy bit of business in No. 190, where Cody Schrader graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Curtis Jacobs
They will replay Curtis Jacobs at slot 225 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
A tight end of that caliber at Round 7, Pick 6 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.