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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (ARI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (ARI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (ARI)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BUF)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (TEN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
O'Cyrus Torrence
OG
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cardinals robbed the room for Allen. Final grade: B+.

The Cardinals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Braelon Allen fell into pick 188. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The Jackson pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with tight end and linebacker still on the board.

Jones has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In pick No. 4 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick28 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In No. 28 they get a double-digit-sack hope, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold slid further than he should have, and slot 35 is lovely value for the cornerback. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick66 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
They read the board right and Ja'Lynn Polk was the payoff at the 66th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick71 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper Beebe. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick90 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
Nothing to complain about; Braden Fiske went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick99 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Khyree Jackson while clear needs at tight end and linebacker sat open.
Pick106 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in Round 4, Pick 6 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick128 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
Fair-plus on Justin Eboigbe, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick133 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Good price on Cole Bishop in the 133rd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at the 140th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick188 Rnd6 Braelon Allen
Taking Braelon Allen in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick225 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones at pick No. 225 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick227 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman is a better player than Round 7, Pick 7 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.