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  • Dave R DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (TEN)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (TEN)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (TEN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dallas Goedert
TE
Head Shot
Tyjae Spears
RB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
Nobody dealt better than the Cardinals this weekend: A-.

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. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

The Carson pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, running back and other spots. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In the end it comes back to Chop Robinson, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Brian Thomas Jr.. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick35 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
They let Cooper DeJean come to them and pounced at the 35th pick. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick38 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey in slot 38 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick66 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at No. 66 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick71 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
A tidy little value on Christian Haynes in pick No. 71, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending Round 3, Pick 27 on Caelen Carson with quarterback, running back and other spots unsolved.
Pick104 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
They took Zak Zinter at par in pick 104, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick106 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop in slot 106 is fair value, right on his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.