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  • Jrico1020 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Brian Ugwu Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Brian Ugwu
DL-EDGE Miami (OH)
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (SF)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Andrew Coker Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (BUF)
Andrew Coker
OL TCU
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Stefon Diggs
WR
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Christian McCaffrey
RB
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Matt Milano
LB
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Jordan Poyer
S
Players traded away
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Clayton Tune
QB
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Garrett Williams
CB
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Jalen Thompson
CB
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Zaven Collins
EDGE
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC+
Grand theft in pick No. 66: the Cardinals steal Paul and grade out a B+.

The Cardinals ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Paul. With quarterback, running back and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
They did well to land Troy Fautanu in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick66 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at the 66th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper Beebe. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick90 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A curious use of pick 90. Quarterback, running back and other spots needed the pick; a DT-EDGE in Maason Smith did not.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tyler Davis at No. 104. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick140 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. in slot 140 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick188 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A conviction pick on Christian Jones at the Round 6 slot that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick227 Rnd7 Brian Ugwu
Brian Ugwu at No. 227 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.