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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (ARI)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ARI)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PIT)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (PIT)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (SF)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian McCaffrey
RB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Cardinals fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Cardinals, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Haynes. Christian McCaffrey gives the group a proven body among the projects.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In No. 17 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
By-the-book stuff, Troy Fautanu at pick 36 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick50 Rnd2 Quinn Ewers
Quinn Ewers at the 50th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick68 Rnd3 Blake Corum
No drama and no debate, Blake Corum went about where he belonged in slot 68. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Denzel Burke at Round 3, Pick 7 is the proof. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick81 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on McKinnley Jackson at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick104 Rnd4 Christian Haynes
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Christian Haynes in pick No. 104. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick118 Rnd4 Junior Colson
No edge and no loss on Junior Colson in the 118th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick133 Rnd4 Isaiah Adams
They jumped the gun on Isaiah Adams, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.