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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (ARI)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (ARI)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYG)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
A franchise passer in Penix Jr. headlines a D weekend for the Cardinals.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Cardinals, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.

Everything downstream of Michael Penix Jr. depends on Michael Penix Jr., and the building knows it. They are betting Murphy proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Abrams-Draine at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, tight end very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In slot 4 they get an anchor for the offensive line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick6 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
Michael Penix Jr. at the 6th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick26 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
A tidy little value on Amarius Mims in pick 26, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jonah Elliss
They jumped the gun on Jonah Elliss, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Gabriel Murphy well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
By-the-book stuff, Brenden Rice at pick No. 71 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick89 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
They took Zak Zinter at par in No. 89, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in the 104th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick133 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
Good price on MarShawn Lloyd in the 133rd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.
Pick140 Rnd5 Cam Hart
A reasonable price with a little left over, Cam Hart in pick 140. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick143 Rnd5 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine at the Round 5 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick185 Rnd6 Javon Baker
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 185 with a little surplus value in Javon Baker. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick188 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
They paid sticker price for JD Bertrand in No. 188, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick225 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
They did well to land Steele Chambers in the 225th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
Somehow Jase McClellan was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 7, and they pounced on premier running back value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.