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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals cashed the board's mistake on Dixon: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Johnny Dixon had no business being available in the 226th pick, and the Cardinals did the only sane thing and turned in the card. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The cost of the Robinson reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In No. 4 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Darius Robinson
In the 27th pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at Round 2, Pick 3 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
A clean, defensible pick in pick 66 with a little surplus value in Kingsley Suamataia. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick90 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Fair-plus on Trey Benson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick104 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop in the 104th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick138 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick in slot 138 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick162 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen at the 162nd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd at pick 186 is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick226 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon at Round 7, Pick 6 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.