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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Smith should have been long gone. The Cardinals pounced, and earned a B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Maason Smith tumbling to the Cardinals in slot 226 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. With quarterback, edge rusher and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the 4th overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick No. 27 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
By-the-book stuff, Jordan Morgan at the 35th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
No drama and no debate, Kamren Kinchens went about where he belonged in No. 66. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
They took Jaylen Wright at par in pick 71, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick90 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
A want over a need in Round 3, Pick 27: Dadrion Taylor-Demerson adds a safety while quarterback, edge rusher and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick104 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Bucky Irving at the Round 4 slot is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick138 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in slot 138 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick162 Rnd5 Mekhi Wingo
They will replay Mekhi Wingo at the 162nd pick for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick186 Rnd6 Ray Davis
They robbed the room for Ray Davis here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick226 Rnd7 Maason Smith
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Maason Smith in pick 226, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.