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    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (ARI)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (ARI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (ARI)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Tyler Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Tyler Harrell
WR Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYG)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Players traded away
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Kyler Murray
QB
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Marquise Brown
WR
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Zach Ertz
TE
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
A passer of the future in Daniels, and a D, for the Cardinals.

The Tyler Harrell pick is the one that will follow the Cardinals into the fall. They took him 153 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

The whole projection now runs through Jayden Daniels; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, interior defensive lineman very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In No. 4 they get a true top target. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick6 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 6 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick26 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In slot 26 they get a double-digit-sack hope, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
A reasonable price with a little left over, JT Tuimoloau in the 35th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick66 Rnd3 Edgerrin Cooper
Good price on Edgerrin Cooper in the 66th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The roster fit checks out.
Pick70 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes at pick No. 70 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick71 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at the 71st overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Matt Goncalves
A reach for Matt Goncalves in slot 89; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick104 Rnd4 Max Melton
The board had cheaper options than Max Melton at No. 104, and it noticed. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick107 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick133 Rnd4 James Williams
A tidy little value on James Williams in the 133rd pick, a step better than break-even. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick140 Rnd5 Theo Wease Jr.
Theo Wease Jr. at pick 140 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at Round 5, Pick 7 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick185 Rnd6 Trey Knox
They paid sticker price for Trey Knox in pick No. 185, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick188 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
They liked Roger Rosengarten enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 188. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry at slot 225 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick227 Rnd7 Tyler Harrell
They reached into another round for Tyler Harrell, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.