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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ARI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (ARI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (ARI)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (ATL)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYG)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
A.J. Terrell
CB
Head Shot
Kayvon Thibodeaux
EDGE
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cardinals turned the phones into found money: B+.

The Cardinals did not so much draft Taulia Tagovailoa as overpay for him, 220 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. On value alone, Alexander makes the weekend a net positive.

Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the 10th overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick17 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In pick 17 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Dallas Turner
A tidy bit of business in slot 35, where Dallas Turner graded well above the range. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick38 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A reach on Cooper Beebe in the Round 2 slot; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
No edge and no loss on Byron Murphy II in No. 67; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick73 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum in Round 3, Pick 9 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
They talked themselves into Tate Ratledge at pick No. 81, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
A wild overpay on Smael Mondon Jr. in the 103rd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick133 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Steal is underselling it; Brenden Rice at No. 133 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick140 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
Nice patience on Khyree Jackson, who had no business lasting to Round 5, Pick 4. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick165 Rnd5 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa at slot 165 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick198 Rnd6 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander in the 198th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick224 Rnd7 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams at pick 224 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jordan Jefferson
They liked Jordan Jefferson enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 7 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.