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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.

The Cardinals' one glaring miss is quarterback, a need they left exactly as they found it. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They will need Ulofoshio to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Jackson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In slot 4 they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick21 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
Fair-plus on JT Tuimoloau, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
They let Kingsley Suamataia come to them and pounced at the Round 3 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 71st overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick85 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
A reach for Bucky Irving in pick No. 85; a little patience would have been rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in pick 104 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick133 Rnd4 Javion Cohen
A premium they did not need to pay, Javion Cohen a notch or two before his time. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick140 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
Somehow Khyree Jackson was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 4, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick188 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
Nothing to complain about; Zion Tupuola-Fetui went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick225 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
A slide stopped in the Round 7 slot, with Tatum Bethune worth more than the price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick227 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Edefuan Ulofoshio at slot 227 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.