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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Ajani Cornelius
OL Oregon
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Ali Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (ARI)
Ali Jennings
WR Virginia Tech
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oklahoma State
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Kaimon Rucker
DL-EDGE North Carolina
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Cardinals clearly saw something nobody else did in Ajani Cornelius, taking him 24 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. They banked enough surplus on Barron to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a matchup problem out wide. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick17 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the 17th pick they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. More want than need.
Pick36 Rnd2 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
No drama and no debate, Jackson Powers-Johnson went about where he belonged in pick No. 68. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick71 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Adisa Isaac. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick81 Rnd3 Blake Corum
They paid sticker price for Blake Corum in pick 81, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
They liked Tykee Smith enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 4, Pick 4. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick133 Rnd4 Ajani Cornelius
A big swing on Ajani Cornelius at the 133rd pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron slid further than he should have, and slot 141 is lovely value for the safety. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick163 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
They took Cedric Johnson at par in pick No. 163, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick190 Rnd6 Ali Jennings
A straight-up fair deal on Ali Jennings at pick 190, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jabbar Muhammad
Jabbar Muhammad in the 225th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick226 Rnd7 Kaimon Rucker
Kaimon Rucker in the Round 7 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.