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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ARI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ARI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC- FutureA
The Cardinals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

You can usually follow a front office's logic. This one is harder. The Cardinals spent Round 3, Pick 27 on Maason Smith while quarterback, running back and other spots sat unaddressed. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The Powers-Johnson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Speights.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
No edge and no loss on Taliese Fuaga in slot 15; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at Round 2, Pick 3 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick46 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II in the 46th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick66 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
They took Ricky Pearsall at par in pick 66, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick71 Rnd3 Junior Colson
They paid sticker price for Junior Colson in pick No. 71, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick90 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Maason Smith at DT-EDGE with quarterback, running back and other spots open.
Pick104 Rnd4 Marshawn Kneeland
Marshawn Kneeland at No. 104 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Fair-plus on Leonard Taylor III, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
They read the board right and Jarrian Jones was the payoff at slot 133. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick140 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at the 140th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick188 Rnd6 Javon Baker
A quiet steal in No. 188: Javon Baker for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Omar Speights
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Omar Speights in pick No. 225. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick227 Rnd7 Kenny Logan Jr.
A tidy bit of business in the Round 7 slot, where Kenny Logan Jr. graded well above the range. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.