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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (ARI)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (ARI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (ARI)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CHI)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIN)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CHI)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Players Gained
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Garrett Bradbury
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Brock Wright
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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cardinals turned the phones into found money: B+.

Whoever sat across the table from the Cardinals should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The Abrams-Draine value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In slot 4 they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick26 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 26th pick they get juice off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
No drama and no debate, T.J. Tampa went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in Round 3, Pick 2 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick75 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes in pick 75 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick89 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Braden Fiske. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Audric Estime at the 104th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick127 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at pick No. 127 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick140 Rnd5 Kris Abrams-Draine
They let Kris Abrams-Draine come to them and pounced at pick No. 140. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick188 Rnd6 Brennan Jackson
No edge and no loss on Brennan Jackson in slot 188; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Isaiah Williams
Nice patience on Isaiah Williams, who had no business lasting to No. 225. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick227 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark in Round 7, Pick 7 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.