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Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ARI)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (ARI)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CIN)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB
The Cardinals won the night they stopped Milroe from sliding. Grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jalen Milroe, the No. 101 name on the board, stolen at the 153rd pick. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The Thornton Jr. pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. 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
Pick17 Rnd1 Mike Green
In No. 17 they get juice off the edge, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Jonah Savaiinaea in Round 2, Pick 15 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick78 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger at slot 78 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick114 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Taking Tez Johnson in pick 114 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick118 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
They paid a round early for Darius Alexander in the Round 4 slot, more than the board wanted. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe at the 153rd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick154 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick No. 154 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.