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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (ARI)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (ARI)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (ARI)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Mac McWilliams Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ARI)
Mac McWilliams
CB UCF
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Mac McWilliams Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Mac McWilliams
CB UCF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (GB)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Lukas Van Ness
LB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
The Cardinals won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

Nobody had Rylie Mills this high, and it is not close. The Cardinals reached 32 spots to get him at the Round 3 slot. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Getting Edwards where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Lukas Van Ness deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In the Round 1 slot they get a green-dot type in the middle. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow at pick 47 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
A reach on Jalen Milroe in the 78th pick; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick102 Rnd3 Rylie Mills
A real head-scratcher, Rylie Mills in the 102nd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick115 Rnd4 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong in pick No. 115 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick130 Rnd4 Pat Bryant
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Pat Bryant. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick152 Rnd5 Willie Lampkin
A big swing on Willie Lampkin at the 152nd pick, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick225 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards in Round 7, Pick 9 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick228 Rnd7 Kobe Hudson
The board had Kobe Hudson higher than pick 228, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick244 Rnd7 Mac McWilliams
Mac McWilliams at the 244th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.