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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (ARI)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NYG)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a A- for the Cardinals.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jeremiah Trotter Jr. had no business being available in slot 138, and the Cardinals did the only sane thing and turned in the card. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

So much rides on Drake Maye that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In slot 4 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick6 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 6 they get a long-term answer under center. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Brock Bowers
Taking Brock Bowers in the 35th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick66 Rnd3 Chop Robinson
They robbed the room for Chop Robinson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
The board fumbled Jackson Powers-Johnson all the way to the 90th pick, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy at No. 104 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at pick No. 138 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick162 Rnd5 Kalen King
Circle this one: Kalen King at Round 5, Pick 26 is a fall that decides a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick186 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in pick 186 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick226 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at Round 7, Pick 6 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick243 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
Tylan Grable at the Round 7 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.