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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ARI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (ARI)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (ARI)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (ARI)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (ARI)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ARI)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (ARI)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (ARI)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (ARI)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ARI)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NYG)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYG)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (GB)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Players Gained
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Trent Brown
OT
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Lavonte David
LB
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Chandon Sullivan
CB
Players traded away
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Cameron Thomas
EDGE
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Cardinals cashed the board's mistake on Jones: A-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jarrian Jones had no business being available in the 162nd pick, and the Cardinals did the only sane thing and turned in the card. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. If Chambers pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The Kinchens pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Jer'Zhan Newton and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick No. 15 they get a bendy edge with upside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick26 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 26th pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 27th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 Ricky Pearsall
Nothing to complain about; Ricky Pearsall went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
They paid sticker price for Kris Jenkins in No. 49, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick51 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Legette at pick 51 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick66 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A straight-up fair deal on Cooper Beebe at Round 3, Pick 2, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Renardo Green
Renardo Green in slot 71 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick87 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 87 on Kamren Kinchens with quarterback unsolved.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Cade Stover at the 90th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick91 Rnd3 Ray Davis
They took Ray Davis at par in Round 3, Pick 28, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick92 Rnd3 Brandon Coleman
A premium they did not need to pay, Brandon Coleman a notch or two before his time. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick97 Rnd3 Mohamed Kamara
They jumped the gun on Mohamed Kamara, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick98 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A reach on Zak Zinter in the 98th overall pick; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. at pick 104 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick114 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
A surprising call. With quarterback still to address, they spent the Round 4 slot on Javon Solomon, an OLB-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick115 Rnd4 Erick All
Erick All at pick 115 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jamari Thrash
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jamari Thrash. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick129 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at pick No. 129 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick138 Rnd5 Brennan Jackson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brennan Jackson at the Round 5 slot is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Taking Jarrian Jones in the 162nd pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick166 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
No edge and no loss on Walter Rouse in the 166th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick169 Rnd5 Cornelius Johnson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cornelius Johnson at Round 5, Pick 33. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick174 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
They paid a round early for Dwight McGlothern in No. 174, more than the board wanted. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick178 Rnd6 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan in No. 178 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick186 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nathaniel Watson well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick197 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
They reached into another round for Steele Chambers, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick219 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader in pick No. 219 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick220 Rnd6 Bub Means
Bub Means in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick226 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
A tidy little value on JD Bertrand in the 226th pick, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick233 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
They talked themselves into Michael Barrett at pick 233, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick234 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
The board fumbled Jalen Coker all the way to slot 234, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick244 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
They read the board right and Trey Taylor was the payoff at No. 244. Stacking talent where they were already deep.