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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (ARI)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (ARI)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Willie Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Willie Roberts
CB Louisiana Tech
Draft Picks Received
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (TB)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (SF)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CIN)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (TB)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nick Bosa
EDGE
Head Shot
Josh Tupou
DT
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Cardinals let Walker fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Devontez Walker had no business being available in slot 133, and the Cardinals did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. It is not that Smith is a bad player; it is that the Cardinals had louder needs to answer first.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In No. 17 they get a problem off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Kris Abrams-Draine
By-the-book stuff, Kris Abrams-Draine at Round 2, Pick 3 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A quiet steal in pick 67: Cooper Beebe for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick83 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They bypassed pressing needs at running back, tight end and other spots to take Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick103 Rnd4 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier at the 103rd overall pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick133 Rnd4 Devontez Walker
The board fumbled Devontez Walker all the way to slot 133, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at the 140th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick165 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop slid further than he should have, and pick No. 165 is lovely value for the safety. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jacob Cowing at the Round 6 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick224 Rnd7 Joshua Gray
A reach on Joshua Gray in the 224th overall pick; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick227 Rnd7 Willie Roberts
A cornerback of that caliber at pick 227 is the definition of value, full stop. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.