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JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (ARI)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Ben Bywater Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Ben Bywater
LB BYU
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Received
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (PHI)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (PHI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Players Gained
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A.J. Brown
WR
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Nakobe Dean
LB
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Darius Slay
CB
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D'Andre Swift
RB
Players traded away
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Budda Baker
S
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB
The Cardinals let Smith-Wade fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Cardinals came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Every board in the league had Bullock lower, and that gap is the story.

On value alone, Smith-Wade makes the weekend a net positive. It is not that Bullard is a bad player; it is that the Cardinals had louder needs to answer first.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 JT Tuimoloau
In slot 26 they get a bendy edge with upside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Calen Bullock
They jumped the gun on Calen Bullock, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick66 Rnd3 Josh Newton
Josh Newton in Round 3, Pick 2 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick71 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Javon Bullard at safety with quarterback, running back and other spots open.
Pick89 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson at the 89th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick97 Rnd3 Cade Stover
A surprising call. With quarterback, running back and other spots still to address, they spent pick 97 on Cade Stover, a TE-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
They did well to land Tyler Davis in the Round 4 slot, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick188 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
Steal is underselling it; Chau Smith-Wade at pick No. 188 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick225 Rnd7 Ben Bywater
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ben Bywater in the 225th overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick227 Rnd7 Christian Jones
They let Christian Jones come to them and pounced at the 227th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.