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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (ARI)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (BAL)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesC- FutureB-
The Cardinals robbed the room for Jackson. Final grade: B-.

Call it larceny. Donovan Jackson sat on the board until No. 128, and the Cardinals did not need to be asked twice. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The cost of the Noel reach is exactly the players who went right after him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a No. 1 receiver, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
They paid sticker price for Aireontae Ersery in the 47th overall pick, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
A real head-scratcher, Jaylin Noel in pick No. 78 is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick114 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
They read the board right and Cam Skattebo was the payoff at slot 114. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in No. 128 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick153 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Darius Alexander in the Round 5 slot, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.