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Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (ARI)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (ARI)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Dominic Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (ARI)
Dominic Lovett
WR Georgia
Storm Duck Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Storm Duck
CB Penn State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cardinals: B-.

The tape said wait; the Cardinals did not. Sam Hartman went at No. 198, a good 58 picks before the board was ready. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The Lovett value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end at fair value.
Pick21 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau at No. 34 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick66 Rnd3 Audric Estime
They left a pile of value on the table to take Audric Estime this early at pick 66. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick70 Rnd3 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III at pick No. 70 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick85 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson slipping to the 85th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick102 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Good price on Blake Fisher in No. 102, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick133 Rnd4 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall at the 133rd pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick169 Rnd5 Cam Hart
No drama and no debate, Cam Hart went about where he belonged in pick 169. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick198 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
A big swing on Sam Hartman at the 198th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick223 Rnd7 Dominic Lovett
Circle this one: Dominic Lovett at pick No. 223 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick226 Rnd7 Storm Duck
No edge and no loss on Storm Duck in slot 226; it is a wash and a sensible one. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.