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Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (ARI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (ARI)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Duce Chestnut Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (ARI)
Duce Chestnut
CB LSU
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Francisco Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Francisco Mauigoa
LB Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals won the night they stopped Pearsall from sliding. Grade: B-.

When a board-topper like Ricky Pearsall slides to No. 225, you do not overthink it, and the Cardinals did not. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Reaching for Chestnut left real value on the table behind him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In No. 4 they get a true top target. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick17 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a building block for the line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
They took Nate Wiggins at par in pick 36, which is nothing to complain about. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jack Sawyer
No edge and no loss on Jack Sawyer in the 68th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick71 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
A conviction pick on Ruke Orhorhoro at the Round 3 slot that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick81 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on McKinnley Jackson. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker in pick No. 104 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick133 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
No drama and no debate, Beaux Limmer went about where he belonged in slot 133. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick141 Rnd5 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in the 141st overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick163 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Good price on Javion Cohen in No. 163, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick190 Rnd6 Duce Chestnut
Duce Chestnut at the 190th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick225 Rnd7 Ricky Pearsall
A wide receiver of that caliber at slot 225 is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick226 Rnd7 Francisco Mauigoa
Francisco Mauigoa at the Round 7 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.