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Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ARI)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ARI)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
Draft Picks Received
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (GB)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Players Gained
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Trent Brown
OT
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Lukas Van Ness
LB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueC NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Cardinals a B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Cardinals shredded theirs for Dont'e Thornton Jr.. He came off 67 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Restrepo falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The Cardinals paired the rookies with proven help, Lukas Van Ness leading the way.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In No. 23 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Donovan Ezeiruaku well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick54 Rnd2 Ozzy Trapilo
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ozzy Trapilo. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick78 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
They jumped the gun on Chris Paul Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.
Pick81 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo slipping to Round 3, Pick 17 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick114 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
A tidy bit of business in the 114th pick, where Kevin Winston Jr. graded well above the range. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick118 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dont'e Thornton Jr. this early at the 118th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick153 Rnd5 LeQuint Allen
Quietly one of the better values of the day, LeQuint Allen at slot 153. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.