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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (ARI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ARI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (ARI)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (ARI)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (LAR)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (BAL)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAR)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
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Ben Cleveland
OT
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Folorunso Fatukasi
DT
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Nathan Shepherd
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
James Conner
RB
Head Shot
Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a D for the Cardinals.

The Cardinals lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.

The whole projection now runs through Jayden Daniels; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They are betting Jean-Baptiste proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Getting Carson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

The Cardinals paired the rookies with proven help, Nathan Shepherd leading the way.

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 No. 1 receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick6 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 6th overall pick they get the face of the franchise. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In pick 27 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
No drama and no debate, T'Vondre Sweat went about where he belonged in No. 43. The roster fit checks out.
Pick45 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in slot 45 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
By-the-book stuff, Jonathon Brooks at the 47th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick66 Rnd3 Junior Colson
They let Junior Colson come to them and pounced at the Round 3 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at pick No. 71 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick86 Rnd3 Max Melton
The board had Max Melton higher than slot 86, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick93 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus at pick No. 93 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
They took Leonard Taylor III at par in Round 4, Pick 4, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick109 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson slid further than he should have, and No. 109 is lovely value for the cornerback. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick138 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at the 138th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
They paid sticker price for Jaheim Bell in pick 162, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick165 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Isaiah Davis at the Round 5 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick186 Rnd6 Grayson Murphy
A quiet steal in the 186th pick: Grayson Murphy for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint at pick 188 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick196 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
Javontae Jean-Baptiste at No. 196 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.