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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Calen Bullock
S USC
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cardinals: B.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Sam Hartman, 33 picks early at pick 226. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Isaac at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In slot 4 they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In No. 27 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at Round 2, Pick 3 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick66 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
Adisa Isaac in pick 66 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick71 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A clean, defensible pick in the 71st pick with a little surplus value in Patrick Paul. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick90 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
They did well to land Calen Bullock in pick No. 90, just ahead of his grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick104 Rnd4 DeWayne Carter
They paid sticker price for DeWayne Carter in pick 104, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick138 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
No drama and no debate, Tommy Eichenberg went about where he belonged in No. 138. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick162 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
They took Kamal Hadden at par in the 162nd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick186 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in the 186th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick226 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at slot 226 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.