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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (ARI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Traded
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (LAR)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Puka Nacua
WR
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Larceny in No. 105 lands the Cardinals a B+, Coleman and all.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Cardinals watched Keon Coleman slide 81 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The Smith pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with tight end, interior defensive lineman and other spots still on the board. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

The Tagovailoa pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In the 4th pick they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a ballhawk on the outside, and a steal at that.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jared Verse
Jared Verse at the 35th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
No drama and no debate, Christian Haynes went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick90 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A curious use of slot 90. Tight end, interior defensive lineman and other spots needed the pick; a DT-EDGE in Maason Smith did not.
Pick105 Rnd4 Keon Coleman
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 105 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick137 Rnd5 Javon Foster
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Javon Foster at No. 137 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick188 Rnd6 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
You do not let a safety like Dadrion Taylor-Demerson reach pick No. 188 and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick222 Rnd7 Braelon Allen
Somehow Braelon Allen was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 2, and they pounced on premier running back value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick224 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa at slot 224 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.