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Clev Lubin Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (ARI)
Clev Lubin
LB-EDGE Louisville
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (ARI)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Lance Heard Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (ARI)
Lance Heard
OT Kentucky
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (ARI)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Ty Benefield Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ty Benefield
S LSU
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (ARI)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
LJ Martin Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (ARI)
LJ Martin
RB BYU
Ian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (ARI)
Ian Strong
WR California
Shadre Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (ARI)
Shadre Hurst
OG Houston
AJ Green Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (ARI)
AJ Green
DL-EDGE Louisville
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Arizona State
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (ARI)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Malachi Breland Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (ARI)
Malachi Breland
OG Arkansas
John Mateer Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
John Mateer
QB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Clev Lubin Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DEN)
Clev Lubin
LB-EDGE Louisville
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (DEN)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Lance Heard Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DET)
Lance Heard
OT Kentucky
Ty Benefield Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DET)
Ty Benefield
S LSU
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (LV)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
LJ Martin Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NE)
LJ Martin
RB BYU
Shadre Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Shadre Hurst
OG Houston
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (NE)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Arizona State
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (DET)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Malachi Breland Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LV)
Malachi Breland
OG Arkansas
Draft Picks Traded
Suntarine Perkins Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DEN)
Suntarine Perkins
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Zach Lutmer Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DET)
Zach Lutmer
CB Iowa
Players traded away
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Budda Baker
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Josh Sweat
DE
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Cardinals and Washington: C-.

The Cardinals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and A'Mauri Washington fell into pick No. 76.

They will need Green to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.

The Cardinals indulged a want in Benefield while a need in linebacker stayed open. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Clev Lubin
In pick No. 24 they get a double-digit-sack hope, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick55 Rnd2 Will Echoles
Circle this one: Will Echoles at Round 2, Pick 23 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick58 Rnd2 Lance Heard
They reached a country mile for Lance Heard at the Round 2 slot, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick76 Rnd3 A'Mauri Washington
They robbed the room for A'Mauri Washington here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick89 Rnd3 Ty Benefield
They bypassed pressing needs at linebacker to take Ty Benefield, a safety that was not the priority.
Pick92 Rnd3 Iapani Laloulu
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Iapani Laloulu. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick112 Rnd4 LJ Martin
LJ Martin in the 112th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick113 Rnd4 Ian Strong
They paid up for Ian Strong at the 113th pick when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Shadre Hurst
Shadre Hurst at Round 4, Pick 26 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick147 Rnd5 AJ Green
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for AJ Green. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jalen Thompson
They reached into another round for Jalen Thompson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick162 Rnd5 Lawson Luckie
Lawson Luckie at pick 162 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick190 Rnd6 C.J. Fite
C.J. Fite at slot 190 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick209 Rnd6 Malachi Breland
Nothing to complain about; Malachi Breland went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick227 Rnd7 John Mateer
John Mateer at No. 227 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.