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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (ARI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (ARI)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (PIT)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
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PICK: RND: 2 (PIT)
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PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
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PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (PIT)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (TB)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Najee Harris
RB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureA+
The Cardinals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B+.

The Cardinals went off the board in a big way for Joshua Gray, 77 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Adding Najee Harris by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Mondon Jr..

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the Round 1 slot they get a bendy edge with upside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In No. 18 they get a long-term starter on the line, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in slot 36 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick50 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
No edge and no loss on Kris Jenkins in Round 2, Pick 18; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick68 Rnd3 Cooper DeJean
They let Cooper DeJean come to them and pounced at the 68th overall pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A reach on Jackson Powers-Johnson in pick 71; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick82 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
They paid sticker price for Christian Haynes in Round 3, Pick 18, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson in No. 104 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick141 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at slot 141 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
Pick163 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray at pick 163 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.