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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (ARI)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 5 (ARI)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 6 (ARI)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Zach Rice Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 6 (ARI)
Zach Rice
OG North Carolina
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 7 (ARI)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (TEN)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 5 (TEN)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 6 (TEN)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 7 (TEN)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Players traded away
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Budda Baker
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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Larceny in the 40th overall pick lands the Cardinals a C-, Perkins Jr. and all.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Cardinals did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

The Roberts reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The Perkins Jr. value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In the end, one you will need a couple of seasons to truly judge.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Harold Perkins Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at pick 40 is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick72 Rnd3 Quincy Riley
Nothing to complain about; Quincy Riley went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick101 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on J.C. Davis. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
A premium they did not need to pay, Rylie Mills a notch or two before his time. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick133 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
A real head-scratcher, Jaeden Roberts in the 133rd pick is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick136 Rnd5 Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard in slot 136 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick165 Rnd6 Will Howard
They took Will Howard at par in Round 6, Pick 5, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick168 Rnd6 Zach Rice
No drama and no debate, Zach Rice went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick197 Rnd7 Fentrell Cypress II
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Fentrell Cypress II in No. 197. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick200 Rnd7 Jordan James
Jordan James in pick No. 200 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.