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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (ARI)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Jeremy Flax Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jeremy Flax
OT Kentucky
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals robbed the room for Mustapha. Final grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Cardinals watched Malik Mustapha slide 48 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

The Flax pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
Malik Nabers in No. 4 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick27 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In slot 27 they get a press-man option on the boundary, outstanding value to boot.
Pick35 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
By-the-book stuff, Tyler Guyton at the 35th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick66 Rnd3 T'Vondre Sweat
They read the board right and T'Vondre Sweat was the payoff at Round 3, Pick 2. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick71 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
They paid sticker price for Brandon Dorlus in the 71st pick, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick90 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
They will replay Payton Wilson at the Round 3 slot for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick105 Rnd4 Marshawn Kneeland
A straight-up fair deal on Marshawn Kneeland at pick No. 105, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick137 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube in pick 137 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick188 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
The board fumbled Malik Mustapha all the way to slot 188, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick222 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark in the 222nd pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jeremy Flax
They talked themselves into Jeremy Flax at pick No. 224, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.