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JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (ARI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (ARI)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (ARI)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ARI)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Ahmed Hassanein Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ARI)
Ahmed Hassanein
DL-EDGE Boise State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (ARI)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (ARI)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (ARI)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (ARI)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (ARI)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (ARI)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (ARI)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (ARI)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ARI)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ARI)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (ARI)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (ARI)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (ARI)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (ARI)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (ARI)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (ARI)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (ARI)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (ARI)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (ARI)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Steven Parker Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (ARI)
Steven Parker
DE-EDGE Texas State
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (BUF)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Ahmed Hassanein Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CAR)
Ahmed Hassanein
DL-EDGE Boise State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DEN)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (GB)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (PHI)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (JAX)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NYJ)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (IND)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (LAC)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PHI)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CLE)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (JAX)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CLE)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (JAX)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAR)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DEN)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Steven Parker Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (JAX)
Steven Parker
DE-EDGE Texas State
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (GB)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DEN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (DEN)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (IND)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Junior Colson
LB
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Blake Fisher
OT
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Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueC- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cardinals turned the phones into found money: B.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Sai'vion Jones at Round 3, Pick 23, a reach of 136 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Castro. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau at slot 33 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams in the 51st pick is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at pick No. 80 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick86 Rnd3 Hollin Pierce
Value said wait; Hollin Pierce in pick 86 says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Sai'vion Jones
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Sai'vion Jones well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick107 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor is a better player than No. 107 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick108 Rnd4 Omarr Norman-Lott
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Omarr Norman-Lott in No. 108, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick109 Rnd4 Ahmed Hassanein
Ahmed Hassanein in pick 109 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.
Pick112 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in the 112th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jack Bech
Jack Bech in the 113th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick120 Rnd4 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner in slot 120 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jaeden Roberts
They talked themselves into Jaeden Roberts at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick123 Rnd4 Ty Robinson
They reached a country mile for Ty Robinson at pick No. 123, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick126 Rnd4 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III at Round 4, Pick 25 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick128 Rnd4 Donovan Smith
A big swing on Donovan Smith at Round 4, Pick 27, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick132 Rnd4 Dorian Strong
A wild overpay on Dorian Strong in the 132nd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick139 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
The board had cheaper options than DeMonte Capehart at pick No. 139, and it noticed. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick141 Rnd5 Tory Horton
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 141 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick144 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
They reached into another round for JJ Pegues, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick145 Rnd5 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. at No. 145 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick150 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Steal is underselling it; Cam Skattebo at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick151 Rnd5 Sebastian Castro
Sebastian Castro at the 151st overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick157 Rnd5 Simeon Barrow Jr.
A conviction pick on Simeon Barrow Jr. at Round 5, Pick 20 that the board grades a round light. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick160 Rnd5 CJ West
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for CJ West. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick163 Rnd5 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger in pick No. 163 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tonka Hemingway
Tonka Hemingway at pick 177 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick180 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
A real head-scratcher, Seth McLaughlin in the 180th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick190 Rnd6 Nick Nash
This one needs a full-page explanation: Nick Nash in the Round 6 slot, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick192 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Thor Griffith this early at No. 192. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick199 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
They jumped the gun on DJ Campbell, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jonah Monheim
They went early on Jonah Monheim in No. 200, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick205 Rnd6 Tim Smith
They talked themselves into Tim Smith at pick No. 205, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick221 Rnd7 Steven Parker
A wild overpay on Steven Parker in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Jimmy Horn Jr. in Round 7, Pick 21 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.