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Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (ARI)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (ARI)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cardinals: B-.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Kamal Hadden; the Cardinals did not wait, grabbing him 31 spots ahead at slot 139. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Corum value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In No. 2 they get a true top target. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick21 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In pick No. 21 they get a sticky cover corner, though they paid up to get him. Need was not the driver here.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jonah Elliss
The board had cheaper options than Jonah Elliss at the 34th overall pick, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 66th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick70 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens at pick 70 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick85 Rnd3 Blake Corum
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Blake Corum in Round 3, Pick 22. It fills a real need, too.
Pick102 Rnd4 Tyleik Williams
No drama and no debate, Tyleik Williams went about where he belonged in No. 102. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick133 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They paid up for Cedric Gray at pick 133 when waiting would have done the job. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
They reached a country mile for Kamal Hadden at Round 5, Pick 3, and the board is aghast. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick169 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. at the 169th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing at pick No. 198 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Zion Nelson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Zion Nelson in the 223rd overall pick, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick226 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
A straight-up fair deal on Dwight McGlothern at slot 226, value and slot in agreement. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.