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Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (ARI)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Sam Leavitt Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sam Leavitt
QB Arizona State
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (ARI)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ARI)
Earl Little Jr.
S Florida State
David Oke Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (ARI)
David Oke
DL Arkansas
Nico Iamaleava Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Nico Iamaleava
QB UCLA
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Sam Leavitt Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Sam Leavitt
QB Arizona State
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (BUF)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dion Dawkins
OT
Head Shot
Marcus Jones
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
Larceny in pick 186 lands the Cardinals a D+, Iamaleava and all.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Cardinals, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D+.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Every board in the league had Goosby lower, and that gap is the story.

Iamaleava at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In the 21st pick they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Trevor Goosby
A reach for Trevor Goosby in Round 2, Pick 9; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick72 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Darrell Jackson Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick91 Rnd3 Sam Leavitt
Sam Leavitt slipping to No. 91 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick94 Rnd3 Keith Abney II
The board had Keith Abney II higher than pick No. 94, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick110 Rnd4 Earl Little Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Earl Little Jr. at the 110th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick149 Rnd5 David Oke
David Oke at the 149th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick186 Rnd6 Nico Iamaleava
Steal is underselling it; Nico Iamaleava at No. 186 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick224 Rnd7 Drayk Bowen
A tidy little value on Drayk Bowen in Round 7, Pick 10, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.