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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (ARI)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (ARI)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Montrell Johnson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Montrell Johnson Jr.
RB Florida
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (ARI)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Tyler Loop Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (ARI)
Tyler Loop
PK Arizona
Rivaldo Fairweather Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (ARI)
Rivaldo Fairweather
TE Auburn
Bryan Felter Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (ARI)
Bryan Felter
OG Rutgers
Amari Kight Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (ARI)
Amari Kight
OT UCF
Beaux Collins Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Beaux Collins
WR Notre Dame
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (ARI)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
Bryson Eason Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (ARI)
Bryson Eason
DT Tennessee
MJ Sherman Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (ARI)
MJ Sherman
LB-EDGE Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Tyler Loop Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tyler Loop
PK Arizona
Rivaldo Fairweather Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Rivaldo Fairweather
TE Auburn
Bryan Felter Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Bryan Felter
OG Rutgers
Amari Kight Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Amari Kight
OT UCF
Beaux Collins Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Beaux Collins
WR Notre Dame
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
Bryson Eason Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Bryson Eason
DT Tennessee
MJ Sherman Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
MJ Sherman
LB-EDGE Nebraska
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAC)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Jake Andrews
C
Head Shot
Taysom Hill
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Elijah Higgins
TE
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C
ValueD NeedB TradesA+ FutureF
The Cardinals won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: C.

The Cardinals treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 153rd overall pick on Montrell Johnson Jr. a full 247 spots early. For now it grades a C, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

The Kiser steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In No. 16 they get a green-dot type in the middle at fair value.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Jonah Savaiinaea at slot 47 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick78 Rnd3 Riley Leonard
Riley Leonard at the 78th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick94 Rnd3 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
KeAndre Lambert-Smith in pick No. 94 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick103 Rnd4 Mitchell Evans
A wild overpay on Mitchell Evans in the 103rd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick114 Rnd4 Nohl Williams
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Nohl Williams. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick153 Rnd5 Montrell Johnson Jr.
A big swing on Montrell Johnson Jr. at the 153rd overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick165 Rnd5 Howard Cross III
Value said wait; Howard Cross III in the Round 5 slot says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick181 Rnd6 Tyler Loop
A real head-scratcher, Tyler Loop in the 181st pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick216 Rnd6 Rivaldo Fairweather
They left a pile of value on the table to take Rivaldo Fairweather this early at pick No. 216. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick217 Rnd6 Bryan Felter
They reached into another round for Bryan Felter, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick219 Rnd7 Amari Kight
This one needs a full-page explanation: Amari Kight in slot 219, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick227 Rnd7 Beaux Collins
Beaux Collins in No. 227 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
They will replay Jack Kiser at Round 7, Pick 22 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick246 Rnd7 Kitan Crawford
The board had Kitan Crawford higher than slot 246, and the safety fell to them anyway. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick253 Rnd7 Bryson Eason
They talked themselves into Bryson Eason at pick 253, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick254 Rnd7 MJ Sherman
A swing that ignored the value entirely, MJ Sherman well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.