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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (PHI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (PHI)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (PHI)
TO PICK
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Byron Murphy Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Cardinals turned the phones into found money: B+.

The Cardinals ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

They will answer for taking cornerback early while quarterback, running back and other spots went begging. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

Every board in the league had Kneeland lower, and that gap is the story.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In No. 11 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick23 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In pick No. 23 they get a sticky cover corner. More want than need.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at pick 35 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick50 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A tidy little value on T'Vondre Sweat in Round 2, Pick 18, a step better than break-even. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick71 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
The board had cheaper options than Marshawn Kneeland at the 71st overall pick, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick90 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
A curious use of slot 90. Quarterback, running back and other spots needed the pick; a cornerback in Caelen Carson did not.
Pick104 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zak Zinter. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.