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Players Gained
Joel
Bitonio
OG
Ty
Chandler
RB
Nick
Chubb
RB
Ezra
Cleveland
OG
Amari
Cooper
WR
Tommy
DeVito
QB
Breece
Hall
RB
Danielle
Hunter
EDGE
Greg
Joseph
PK
Calvin
Munson
LB
Andrew
Ogletree
TE
Ethan
Pocic
C
Tanzel
Smart
DT
Wyatt
Teller
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Dorian
Thompson-Robinson
QB
Players traded away
Clayton
Tune
QB
Corey
Clement
RB
Emari
Demercado
RB
Geoff
Swaim
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James
Conner
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Marquise
Brown
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Michael
Wilson
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Zach
Ertz
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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
A
ValueB+
NeedB+
TradesA+
FutureA+
The Cardinals won the night they stopped Wilson from sliding. Grade: A. You build a draft on nights like this. Roman Wilson had no business being available in the 135th overall pick, and the Cardinals did the only sane thing and turned in the card.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. Every board in the league had Booker lower, and that gap is the story. It is not that Sainristil is a bad player; it is that the Cardinals had louder needs to answer first.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.
Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.
Pick Analysis
Pick10
Rnd1
Rome Odunze
In pick No. 10 they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27
Rnd1
Taliese Fuaga
In slot 27 they get protection for the quarterback at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35
Rnd2
Keon Coleman
A quiet steal in the 35th pick: Keon Coleman for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick37
Rnd2
J.J. McCarthy
No drama and no debate, J.J. McCarthy went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 5. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick46
Rnd2
Jordan Morgan
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jordan Morgan reach No. 46 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68
Rnd3
Quinyon Mitchell
They barely believed it either: Quinyon Mitchell still on the board at the Round 3 slot. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick71
Rnd3
Edgerrin Cooper
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Edgerrin Cooper at pick 71 is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick74
Rnd3
Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie at the 74th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick92
Rnd3
Johnny Wilson
Taking Johnny Wilson in No. 92 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick109
Rnd4
Mike Sainristil
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Mike Sainristil in the 109th overall pick leaves tight end and interior defensive lineman for later.
Pick130
Rnd4
Austin Booker
They reached into another round for Austin Booker, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick135
Rnd4
Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick145
Rnd5
MarShawn Lloyd
Quietly one of the better values of the day, MarShawn Lloyd at Round 5, Pick 9. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick163
Rnd5
Cedric Gray
Steal is underselling it; Cedric Gray at slot 163 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick172
Rnd5
Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in the 172nd pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick234
Rnd7
Jontrey Hunter
The board had Jontrey Hunter higher than pick No. 234, and the safety fell to them anyway. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick256
Rnd7
Dylan McMahon
They let Dylan McMahon come to them and pounced at the Round 7 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.