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JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ARI)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (ARI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (ARI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (ARI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (ARI)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Isaiah Neyor Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Isaiah Neyor
WR Texas
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAR)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (PHI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAR)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TB)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAR)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
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PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Players Gained
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Princeton Fant
TE
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Zack Moss
RB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Larceny in pick No. 188 lands the Cardinals a A-, Monheim and all.

The Cardinals ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

They will answer for taking cornerback early while quarterback and linebacker went begging. They banked enough surplus on Monheim to cover a lot of smaller sins. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, JC Latham and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick 15 they get a long-term starter on the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick21 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick22 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In Round 1, Pick 22 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick35 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
Good price on JT Tuimoloau in the 35th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick57 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
No edge and no loss on Ja'Lynn Polk in the 57th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Nice patience on Jermaine Burton, who had no business lasting to No. 71. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick72 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
They took Mekhi Wingo at par in Round 3, Pick 8, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick86 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at the Round 3 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick97 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in pick 97 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
A slide stopped in the 104th overall pick, with Tykee Smith worth more than the price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick105 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at pick No. 105 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick120 Rnd4 Max Melton
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Max Melton adds a cornerback and leaves quarterback and linebacker untouched.
Pick133 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Khyree Jackson in No. 133 leaves quarterback and linebacker for later.
Pick140 Rnd5 McCallan Castles
They went early on McCallan Castles in slot 140, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick159 Rnd5 Malik Washington
A straight-up fair deal on Malik Washington at pick No. 159, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jonah Monheim
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jonah Monheim in the 188th overall pick, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick225 Rnd7 Isaiah Neyor
They read the board right and Isaiah Neyor was the payoff at slot 225. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick227 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
Zakhari Franklin slipping to the Round 7 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.