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Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (ARI)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ARI)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (ARI)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LAC)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Players Gained
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Will Dissly
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Tre'von Moehrig
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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Cardinals won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

The real work happened on the phones. The Cardinals fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

The Carson pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, tight end and other spots. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. If one pick saves this weekend, it is DeJean.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In Round 1, Pick 13 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In No. 27 they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean at the 35th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick66 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Braden Fiske at the Round 3 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick71 Rnd3 Austin Booker
They paid sticker price for Austin Booker in the 71st overall pick, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick77 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
No drama and no debate, Marshawn Kneeland went about where he belonged in slot 77. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick90 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, tight end and other spots to take Caelen Carson, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick104 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
No edge and no loss on Zak Zinter in pick 104; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick105 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
They took Leonard Taylor III at par in pick 105, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick110 Rnd4 Maason Smith
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Maason Smith. It fills a real need, too.
Pick112 Rnd4 Will Shipley
They did well to land Will Shipley in No. 112, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.