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Draft Picks Received
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5
(BUF)
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5
(LAR)
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7
(JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
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3
(MIA)
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Players Gained
Brian
Allen
C
Adrian
Amos
S
Ja'Marr
Chase
WR
John
Franklin-Myers
EDGE
Breece
Hall
RB
Jeff
Okudah
CB
Players traded away
Cameron
Thomas
EDGE
D.J.
Humphries
OT
James
Conner
RB
Kyler
Murray
QB
Kyzir
White
LB
Qwuantrezz
Knight
S
Rashad
Fenton
CB
Rodney
Hudson
C
Rondale
Moore
WR
Zach
Ertz
TE
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
B-
ValueB-
NeedA-
TradesC-
FutureC+
The Cardinals drew a line under the quarterback search with Daniels: B-. They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Cardinals' quarterback, full stop.
Getting Smith where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The Cardinals clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.
They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend. They will need Worthy to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick Analysis
Pick8
Rnd1
Jayden Daniels
In No. 8 they get their guy under center for the next decade. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick17
Rnd1
Xavier Worthy
In the 17th pick they get a No. 1 receiver, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick21
Rnd1
Jared Verse
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34
Rnd2
Taliese Fuaga
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Taliese Fuaga at the 34th overall pick is the proof. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick70
Rnd3
Ruke Orhorhoro
Ruke Orhorhoro in pick 70 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.
Pick102
Rnd4
Payton Wilson
Nothing to complain about; Payton Wilson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick117
Rnd4
Jason Marshall Jr.
They read the board right and Jason Marshall Jr. was the payoff at pick No. 117. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick139
Rnd5
Tahj Brooks
A straight-up fair deal on Tahj Brooks at slot 139, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick169
Rnd5
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
They did well to land Zion Tupuola-Fetui in Round 5, Pick 33, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick198
Rnd6
Ainias Smith
Circle this one: Ainias Smith at the 198th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick211
Rnd6
Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade at slot 211 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick255
Rnd7
Brant Kuithe
Brant Kuithe in No. 255 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.