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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Dominic Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Dominic Lovett
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Danielle Hunter
EDGE
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Cardinals a A-.

Whoever sat across the table from the Cardinals should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A- to cap it.

Chambers has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. That Lovett pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick No. 11 they get a building block for the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick26 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick 26 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at the 35th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
A quiet steal in slot 66: Kingsley Suamataia for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick71 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
No edge and no loss on Byron Murphy II in Round 3, Pick 7; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran in No. 89 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
By-the-book stuff, Braelon Allen at the 104th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick133 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
The board had Khyree Jackson higher than the Round 4 slot, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
A reach on Jaylan Ford in the 140th pick; the board had better options right there. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick188 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers at Round 6, Pick 13 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick225 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Edefuan Ulofoshio in pick 225 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick227 Rnd7 Dominic Lovett
Dominic Lovett at slot 227 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.