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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (ARI)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (ARI)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (TEN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (TEN)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesD+ FutureA
The Cardinals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Luke Lachey, 25 picks early at No. 81. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
Rome Odunze in pick No. 9 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick17 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 17th overall pick they get a load in the middle. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Josh Newton
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Josh Newton. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick41 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin at No. 41 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
By-the-book stuff, Mekhi Wingo at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick73 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at slot 73 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick81 Rnd3 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey at the 81st overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick103 Rnd4 Adisa Isaac
Adisa Isaac in Round 4, Pick 3 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick133 Rnd4 Payton Wilson
They liked Payton Wilson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 133. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.