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  • Goku122 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ARI)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (ARI)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (ARI)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (ARI)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Phil Jurkovec Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Phil Jurkovec
QB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (IND)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (GB)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (GB)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (GB)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (GB)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Alex Highsmith
EDGE
Head Shot
Ryan Kelly
C
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
A franchise passer in Daniels headlines a D weekend for the Cardinals.

The phones were a trap the Cardinals kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

Everything downstream of Jayden Daniels depends on Jayden Daniels, and the building knows it. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. If Ford pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a matchup problem out wide. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick7 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In No. 7 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick21 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In slot 21 they get a double-digit-sack hope. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick51 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
No drama and no debate, Tyler Guyton went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson at pick 68 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson slid further than he should have, and the 71st overall pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick81 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum at the 81st pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
Good price on McKinnley Jackson in pick No. 104, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick109 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves in the Round 4 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick119 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
They paid sticker price for Donovan Jackson in the 119th pick, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jaylan Ford
The board had cheaper options than Jaylan Ford at pick No. 133, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick141 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden slipping to slot 141 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick163 Rnd5 Moose Muhammad III
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Moose Muhammad III at pick 163. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick190 Rnd6 Steve Linton
No edge and no loss on Steve Linton in No. 190; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick225 Rnd7 Phil Jurkovec
A straight-up fair deal on Phil Jurkovec at Round 7, Pick 5, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.