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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jaden Shirden Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jaden Shirden
RB Monmouth
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Jackson Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jackson Mitchell
LB Connecticut
Kingsley Eguakun Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Kingsley Eguakun
C Florida
Draft Picks Received
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Draft Picks Traded
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LAC)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (LAC)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAC)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C
ValueF NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a C.

The Cardinals clearly saw something nobody else did in Jaden Shirden, taking him 213 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

The whole projection now runs through J.J. McCarthy; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

So much rides on J.J. McCarthy that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
They took Malik Nabers at par in No. 4, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick27 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in the Round 1 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick35 Rnd2 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at pick 35 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Malik Mustapha
A wild overpay on Malik Mustapha in the 65th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jaden Shirden
They talked themselves into Jaden Shirden at Round 3, Pick 2, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick90 Rnd3 Joe Milton III
They reached into another round for Joe Milton III, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Austin Reed
Value said wait; Austin Reed in Round 4, Pick 4 says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jackson Mitchell
Jackson Mitchell at pick 162 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick186 Rnd6 Kingsley Eguakun
Kingsley Eguakun in the 186th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.