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Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (ARI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (ARI)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Jauan Jennings
WR
Head Shot
Deommodore Lenoir
CB
Head Shot
Jordan Love
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureC-
The phones sank the Cardinals this weekend: D-.

The war room fell hard for Ben Sinnott, and it showed at pick 71: 58 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. 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 running back. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

The Sainristil value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and running back is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In the Round 1 slot they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A clean, defensible pick in the 35th overall pick with a little surplus value in Jackson Powers-Johnson. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick41 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
No edge and no loss on T'Vondre Sweat in the 41st pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick58 Rnd2 Max Melton
This one needs a full-page explanation: Max Melton in No. 58, miles early. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at pick 66 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick71 Rnd3 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at slot 71 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick88 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 88 on Mike Sainristil with running back unsolved.
Pick90 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at the 90th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick91 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo at the Round 3 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at the 104th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick126 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in Round 4, Pick 26 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick138 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
They paid up for Justin Eboigbe at No. 138 when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick162 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
They took Tykee Smith at par in pick No. 162, which is nothing to complain about. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick186 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in Round 6, Pick 11 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick226 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Edefuan Ulofoshio at the Round 7 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.