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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (ARI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (ARI)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (ARI)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (ARI)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (ARI)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TB)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (GB)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (GB)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (TB)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
Players Gained
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Trent Brown
OT
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Lukas Van Ness
LB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cardinals robbed the room for Alexander. Final grade: B+.

When a board-topper like Darius Alexander slides to No. 200, you do not overthink it, and the Cardinals did not. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The cost of the Skattebo reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The veteran additions, Lukas Van Ness chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick No. 23 they get an anchor for the defensive front. A real need, handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
They read the board right and Grey Zabel was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 15. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick54 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
They will replay Malaki Starks at No. 54 for years; that is how good the value is. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick81 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in the 81st pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick84 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
Harold Fannin Jr. at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel is a better player than pick 114 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
A slide stopped in the 120th overall pick, with Jared Wilson worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick153 Rnd5 Cody Simon
They let Cody Simon come to them and pounced at slot 153. The roster fit checks out.
Pick154 Rnd5 Logan Brown
They took Logan Brown at par in slot 154, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick200 Rnd6 Darius Alexander
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Darius Alexander reach pick 200 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick239 Rnd7 Ricky White III
Circle this one: Ricky White III at pick No. 239 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.