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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Austin Stogner Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Austin Stogner
TE Oklahoma
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cardinals, and a B- to prove it.

The Cardinals clearly saw something nobody else did in Justin Rogers, taking him 34 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

However the rest shakes out, Arnold at that price is a win they earned. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 8 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the 4th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick21 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In pick 21 they get a true top target. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
The board had Terrion Arnold higher than slot 35, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick66 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
Adisa Isaac at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick71 Rnd3 Edgerrin Cooper
A tidy bit of business in No. 71, where Edgerrin Cooper graded well above the range. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick85 Rnd3 Spencer Rattler
They liked Spencer Rattler enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 85. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
A conviction pick on Donovan Jackson at Round 4, Pick 4 that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick133 Rnd4 Justin Rogers
They reached into another round for Justin Rogers, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick140 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at the 140th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Austin Stogner
No edge and no loss on Austin Stogner in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick225 Rnd7 Evan Williams
Evan Williams at slot 225 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick227 Rnd7 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams at pick No. 227 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.