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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ARI)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (ARI)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (ARI)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (ARI)
Dasan McCullough
LB Oklahoma
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 5 (ARI)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 6 (ARI)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 7 (ARI)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SEA)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (PHI)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SEA)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SEA)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (PHI)
Dasan McCullough
LB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Riq Woolen
CB
Players traded away
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Budda Baker
S
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James Conner
RB
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Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureC
The Cardinals drew a line under the quarterback search with Sanders: D-.

Somebody took the Cardinals to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.

Shedeur Sanders gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. Every board in the league had Weaver lower, and that gap is the story.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Singleton. The Riq Woolen pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a long-term starter on the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick11 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In pick 11 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick25 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In pick No. 25 they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
A tidy bit of business in slot 40, where Jonah Savaiinaea graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick43 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at No. 43 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick72 Rnd3 Rod Moore
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Rod Moore in the 72nd overall pick. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick75 Rnd3 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp in the Round 3 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick86 Rnd3 Dasan McCullough
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dasan McCullough. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick104 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
Value with a capital V on Nicholas Singleton in the Round 4 slot, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick136 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
They took Davison Igbinosun at par in pick No. 136, which is nothing to complain about. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick168 Rnd6 Alfred Collins
No drama and no debate, Alfred Collins went about where he belonged in No. 168. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick200 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
A wild overpay on J.J. Weaver in pick 200, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.