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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (ARI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (ARI)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (ARI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (ARI)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (ARI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
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PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DEN)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Players Gained
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DeShon Elliott
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Courtland Sutton
WR
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Cardinals fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Cardinals came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. It is not that Carson is a bad player; it is that the Cardinals had louder needs to answer first.

The Cardinals clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before. Carson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
No drama and no debate, Quinyon Mitchell went about where he belonged in the 20th pick. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick 27 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
The board had cheaper options than Chris Braswell at Round 2, Pick 3, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick52 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper in the 52nd overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick66 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ja'Lynn Polk. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick83 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick No. 83 on Caelen Carson with quarterback, running back and other spots unsolved.
Pick84 Rnd3 Renardo Green
Fair-plus on Renardo Green, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
By-the-book stuff, Jonah Elliss at slot 90 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick104 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at the Round 4 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick121 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
They paid sticker price for Johnny Wilson in Round 4, Pick 21, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.