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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals robbed the room for Braswell. Final grade: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Chris Braswell slide, and the Cardinals were the ones holding the card at the 90th pick. Highway robbery. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The Muasau reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Spending an early pick on OLB-EDGE with running back and tight end open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In No. 4 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Ladd McConkey
In pick No. 27 they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at the 35th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick66 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
A clean, defensible pick in slot 66 with a little surplus value in Ruke Orhorhoro. The roster fit checks out.
Pick71 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
They reached a country mile for Sedrick Van Pran at Round 3, Pick 7, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick90 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
You do not let an edge rusher like Chris Braswell reach the 90th pick and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE and leaves running back and tight end untouched.
Pick138 Rnd5 Michael Pratt
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Pratt at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick162 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A tidy bit of business in pick 162, where Luke McCaffrey graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick186 Rnd6 Darius Muasau
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Darius Muasau. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick226 Rnd7 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. is a better player than the 226th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.