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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (ARI)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (LV)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Traded
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (BUF)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (BUF)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (BUF)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
David Ugwoegbu Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
David Ugwoegbu
OLB-EDGE Houston
McKade Mettauer Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (BUF)
McKade Mettauer
OG Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Joshua Cephus at the 210th pick is 48 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Getting Robinson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In pick 4 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the 27th overall pick they get juice off the edge, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick28 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick66 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in the Round 3 slot is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick71 Rnd3 Josh Newton
A reach on Josh Newton in pick No. 71; the board had better options right there. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick105 Rnd4 Michael Pratt
No drama and no debate, Michael Pratt went about where he belonged in slot 105. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick137 Rnd5 Logan Lee
Logan Lee at the Round 5 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick188 Rnd6 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson in pick No. 188 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick210 Rnd6 Joshua Cephus
A wild overpay on Joshua Cephus in pick 210, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.