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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals cashed the board's mistake on Washington: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Tahj Washington had no business being available in the 226th pick, and the Cardinals did the only sane thing and turned in the card. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Spending an early pick on cornerback with quarterback, tight end and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

The Mahogany pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick No. 4 they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In No. 27 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick35 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
A straight-up fair deal on Darius Robinson at the 35th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick66 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
By-the-book stuff, Ruke Orhorhoro at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick71 Rnd3 Austin Booker
Austin Booker at pick 71 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick90 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
The board had cheaper options than Christian Mahogany at the 90th pick, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 Cam Hart
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Cam Hart while clear needs at quarterback, tight end and other spots sat open.
Pick138 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
The board had Johnny Wilson higher than Round 5, Pick 2, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick162 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube in No. 162 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick186 Rnd6 Trente Jones
They paid up for Trente Jones at the Round 6 slot when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick226 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
Steal is underselling it; Tahj Washington at slot 226 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.