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Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (ARI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (ARI)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (ARI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (ARI)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Austin Stogner Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Austin Stogner
TE Oklahoma
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (ARI)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (ARI)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (ARI)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (GB)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Austin Stogner Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
Austin Stogner
TE Oklahoma
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (BUF)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (KC)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (KC)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (BUF)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CIN)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Gerald Everett
TE
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Innis Gaines
CB
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Gerrit Prince
TE
Players traded away
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Marquise Brown
WR
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA
Grand theft in the Round 7 slot: the Cardinals steal Cephus and grade out a C+.

The phones were a trap the Cardinals kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

The Hadden pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Cephus. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the 5th overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu in pick 35 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick39 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Byron Murphy II. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick49 Rnd2 Devontez Walker
By-the-book stuff, Devontez Walker at pick No. 49 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Jeremiah Trotter Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Blake Corum
They paid sticker price for Blake Corum in the 69th pick, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick71 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
They did well to land Javon Bullard in the 71st overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick92 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
A slide stopped in pick No. 92, with Mike Sainristil worth more than the price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick104 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter slid further than he should have, and pick 104 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick105 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
No drama and no debate, Matt Goncalves went about where he belonged in No. 105. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick133 Rnd4 Kamal Hadden
A curious use of the Round 4 slot. Edge rusher needed the pick; a cornerback in Kamal Hadden did not.
Pick140 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen at Round 5, Pick 4 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick161 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
They took Layden Robinson at par in the 161st pick, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick198 Rnd6 Austin Stogner
Austin Stogner in slot 198 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick207 Rnd6 Taulia Tagovailoa
They went early on Taulia Tagovailoa in No. 207, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick217 Rnd6 Omar Speights
They read the board right and Omar Speights was the payoff at pick No. 217. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick227 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
The board had Sheridan Jones higher than the 227th pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick249 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Circle this one: Joshua Cephus at slot 249 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.