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Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (ARI)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DEN)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nik Bonitto
LB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA FutureB+
Knight Jr. should have been long gone. The Cardinals pounced, and earned a B+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Demetrius Knight Jr. at slot 114 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They are betting Trapilo proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In pick No. 20 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick47 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in the Round 2 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick78 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in pick 78 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick114 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Taking Demetrius Knight Jr. in the 114th pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
Steal is underselling it; Jaylin Noel at slot 121 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick153 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Somehow Lathan Ransom was still sitting there in the 153rd overall pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.