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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NO)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Michael Thomas
WR
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA FutureA
The Cardinals kept it disciplined and banked a B+.

The Cardinals clearly saw something nobody else did in Jared Wiley, taking him 39 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In slot 14 they get juice off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the 27th overall pick they get an island corner. More want than need.
Pick35 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
They read the board right and Amarius Mims was the payoff at the Round 2 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick45 Rnd2 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall at pick No. 45 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66 Rnd3 Keon Coleman
Steal is underselling it; Keon Coleman at Round 3, Pick 2 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick71 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in No. 71 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick90 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
They liked Leonard Taylor III enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 90. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick105 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at the 105th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick137 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at the 137th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jared Wiley
They talked themselves into Jared Wiley at pick 161, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.