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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (ARI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (ARI)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (ARI)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (ARI)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
JT Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (ARI)
JT Daniels
QB Rice
Draft Picks Received
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (WSH)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
JT Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (WSH)
JT Daniels
QB Rice
Draft Picks Traded
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (WSH)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (NO)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Players Gained
Head Shot
Marcus Maye
S
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 223: the Cardinals steal Cowing and grade out a B+.

Call it larceny. Jacob Cowing sat on the board until No. 223, and the Cardinals did not need to be asked twice. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

If Daniels pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

Adding Marcus Maye by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Joe Alt
They paid sticker price for Joe Alt in pick No. 2, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick21 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a problem off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
A tidy bit of business in the Round 2 slot, where Emeka Egbuka graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick66 Rnd3 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean slid further than he should have, and No. 66 is lovely value for the cornerback. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick71 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Value with a capital V on Leonard Taylor III in slot 71, a genuine coup. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick85 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at the 85th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick102 Rnd4 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in the 102nd overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
Pick139 Rnd5 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd at pick 139 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in pick No. 144 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick169 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha in the 169th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick198 Rnd6 Cam Hart
They will replay Cam Hart at the 198th pick for years; that is how good the value is. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing in the Round 7 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick226 Rnd7 DeWayne Carter
DeWayne Carter is a better player than pick 226 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick228 Rnd7 JT Daniels
JT Daniels at Round 7, Pick 8 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.