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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals cashed the board's mistake on Hadden: B.

Somebody in the 188th overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Cardinals sat still while Kamal Hadden, the No. 138 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Hall Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In the 4th overall pick they get a true top target at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In the Round 1 slot they get a press-man option on the boundary. Need was not the driver here.
Pick35 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton in pick No. 35 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick66 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
They paid sticker price for Ruke Orhorhoro in Round 3, Pick 2, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick71 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Value said wait; Michael Hall Jr. in slot 71 says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at No. 90 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at pick 104 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
They took Jordan Travis at par in the 133rd pick, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick140 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at the 140th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick188 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
You do not let a cornerback like Kamal Hadden reach pick 188 and blink. They did not. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick225 Rnd7 Christian Jones
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 7 slot is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jaylen Harrell
They robbed the room for Jaylen Harrell here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.