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Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
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
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ARI)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (ARI)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYG)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
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Josh Oliver
TE
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Darren Waller
TE
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Malik Willis
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
Nobody dealt better than the Cardinals this weekend: A-.

The Cardinals ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

With quarterback, edge rusher and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The Cardinals clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Rome Odunze and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In No. 11 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick No. 27 they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Fair-plus on Jackson Powers-Johnson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick47 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in the 47th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick66 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at slot 66 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick71 Rnd3 Max Melton
They took Max Melton at par in pick 71, which is nothing to complain about. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick90 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Caelen Carson adds a cornerback and leaves quarterback, edge rusher and other spots untouched.
Pick104 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
A clean, defensible pick in the 104th overall pick with a little surplus value in Christian Mahogany. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
They did well to land Jalen McMillan in pick No. 106, just ahead of his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick108 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 108th overall pick on Javon Solomon with quarterback, edge rusher and other spots unsolved.
Pick129 Rnd4 James Williams
A tidy little value on James Williams in pick 129, a step better than break-even. The roster fit checks out.