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Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cardinals, and a B to prove it.

Nobody had Rasheen Ali this high, and it is not close. The Cardinals reached 32 spots to get him at pick 226. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Johnson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In No. 4 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick No. 27 they get a building block for the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
No drama and no debate, Darius Robinson went about where he belonged in the 35th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Good price on Kiran Amegadjie in Round 3, Pick 2, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
They paid a round early for Marshawn Kneeland in pick 71, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Value with a capital V on Brandon Dorlus in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Andru Phillips
They read the board right and Andru Phillips was the payoff at Round 4, Pick 4. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick138 Rnd5 Josh Newton
A slide stopped in the Round 5 slot, with Josh Newton worth more than the price. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick162 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
A conviction pick on Javion Cohen at pick 162 that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick186 Rnd6 Dillon Johnson
A running back of that caliber at the 186th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick226 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali at slot 226 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.