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Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (ARI)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (ARI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (ARI)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (ARI)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (ARI)
Dasan McCullough
LB Oklahoma
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ARI)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 5 (ARI)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 6 (ARI)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (ARI)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 7 (ARI)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LV)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (PIT)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (PHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (TB)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (PHI)
Dasan McCullough
LB Oklahoma
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (TB)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (PIT)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (TB)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Quinyon Mitchell
CB
Players traded away
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Budda Baker
S
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James Conner
RB
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Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureC+
The Cardinals bet the future on Sanders. The board says D-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cardinals took Mason Taylor a full 31 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They have staked the next five years on Shedeur Sanders, which is the only story that really matters here.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. It is not that Styles is a bad player; it is that the Cardinals had louder needs to answer first.

The Judkins pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In the Round 1 slot they get a downhill hitter at safety at fair value. More want than need.
Pick14 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In pick 14 they get a franchise quarterback. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In the 25th pick they get a building block for the line, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39 Rnd2 Denzel Burke
They will replay Denzel Burke at slot 39 for years; that is how good the value is. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jonah Savaiinaea in No. 40. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick45 Rnd2 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in pick No. 45 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick72 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Sonny Styles at safety with edge rusher open.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dasan McCullough
Dasan McCullough at No. 89 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick104 Rnd4 Wyatt Milum
No drama and no debate, Wyatt Milum went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick109 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
A want over a need in slot 109: Nick Emmanwori adds a safety while edge rusher keeps waiting.
Pick136 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Davison Igbinosun. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick168 Rnd6 Alfred Collins
They took Alfred Collins at par in the 168th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick184 Rnd6 Mason Taylor
They talked themselves into Mason Taylor at the 184th pick, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick200 Rnd7 Theo Wease Jr.
Theo Wease Jr. slipping to pick 200 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.