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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cardinals a B.

Give the room credit for holding its nerve. Kingsley Suamataia came off the board 17 spots later than his grade, and the Cardinals were the ones waiting when he fell. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick26 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In pick No. 26 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
By-the-book stuff, Ladd McConkey at pick 35 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick66 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Patrick Paul in No. 66. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick71 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia slid further than he should have, and slot 71 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick89 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Good price on Mike Sainristil in the Round 3 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick104 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
They read the board right and Zak Zinter was the payoff at the 104th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick133 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg slipping to slot 133 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick140 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
They did well to land Malik Mustapha in pick No. 140, just ahead of his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick188 Rnd6 Andrew Raym
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Andrew Raym. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick225 Rnd7 BJ Mayes
BJ Mayes in the 225th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick227 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
A clean, defensible pick in Round 7, Pick 7 with a little surplus value in Taulia Tagovailoa. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.