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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
DB Iowa
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (ARI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Connor Colby
OT Iowa
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (ARI)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (ARI)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (PIT)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Florida
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (KC)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Players Gained
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Cameron Heyward
DT
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BJ Thompson
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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA FutureA+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cardinals for Cowing: A-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Jacob Cowing slide, and the Cardinals were the ones holding the card at the 223rd overall pick. Highway robbery. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.

The DeJean pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback and tight end still on the board. The Haynesworth pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick21 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
A curious use of the 21st overall pick. Quarterback and tight end needed the pick; a defensive back in Cooper DeJean did not.
Pick34 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
A slide stopped in pick 34, with Nate Wiggins worth more than the price. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick66 Rnd3 Blake Corum
No drama and no debate, Blake Corum went about where he belonged in pick No. 66. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick85 Rnd3 Nazir Stackhouse
No edge and no loss on Nazir Stackhouse in the 85th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick102 Rnd4 Payton Wilson
A clean, defensible pick in No. 102 with a little surplus value in Payton Wilson. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick133 Rnd4 Connor Colby
They did well to land Connor Colby in Round 4, Pick 33, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick169 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland is a better player than slot 169 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Sincere Haynesworth
They talked themselves into Sincere Haynesworth at pick 198, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing in the 223rd overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick226 Rnd7 Omar Speights
Nothing to complain about; Omar Speights went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick252 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss in Round 7, Pick 32 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.