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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Andrew Coker Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Andrew Coker
OL TCU
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PHI)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (PHI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (MIN)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Chris Morris Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (MIN)
Chris Morris
OL Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
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Jordan Addison
WR
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DJ Moore
WR
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Darius Slay
CB
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Jonathan Taylor
RB
Players traded away
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Kelvin Beachum
OT
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Marquise Brown
WR
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC
The Cardinals turned the phones into found money: B.

The real work happened on the phones. The Cardinals fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The cost of the Coker reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Tampa value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

The veteran additions, Jordan Addison chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
Malik Nabers at Round 1, Pick 4 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick68 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
Taking T.J. Tampa in the 68th pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick71 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mekhi Wingo. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
No drama and no debate, Christian Haynes went about where he belonged in slot 81. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
They took Dominick Puni at par in pick 104, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick133 Rnd4 Andrew Coker
Andrew Coker at No. 133 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick137 Rnd5 Kris Abrams-Draine
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kris Abrams-Draine at pick No. 137. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick226 Rnd7 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Antwaun Powell-Ryland well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.