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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (ARI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Florida
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (ARI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (ARI)
Malachi Moore
DB Alabama
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (ARI)
Malik Mustapha
DB Wake Forest
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (TEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (TEN)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesD FutureA+
The Cardinals got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the B-.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Cardinals did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Every board in the league had Estime lower, and that gap is the story. The Rice pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick 6 they get a cornerstone up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick21 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 21st overall pick they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kalen King
They went early on Kalen King in the 34th pick, and the value did not follow. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins at Round 2, Pick 6 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick66 Rnd3 Princely Umanmielen
Princely Umanmielen at No. 66 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick70 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
They read the board right and Byron Murphy II was the payoff at pick No. 70. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick85 Rnd3 Audric Estime
This one needs a full-page explanation: Audric Estime in slot 85, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick102 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
A tidy bit of business in the Round 4 slot, where Brenden Rice graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick133 Rnd4 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in slot 133 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It fills a real need, too.
Pick139 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
A premium they did not need to pay, Malachi Moore a notch or two before his time. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
Pick169 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha is a better player than the 169th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.