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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (ARI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ARI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIA)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIA)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesD+ FutureA+
The Cardinals checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

Hard to follow the map here. The Cardinals bypassed quarterback, tight end and other spots to take Caelen Carson at the 90th overall pick, a spot they had covered.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The Trice pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In pick No. 21 they get an island corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick27 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In pick 27 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Good price on Jackson Powers-Johnson in pick No. 35, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick55 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice at the Round 2 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes at Round 3, Pick 2 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick69 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
They paid sticker price for Ja'Lynn Polk in slot 69, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick71 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
They went early on Brandon Dorlus in the 71st overall pick, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Caelen Carson while clear needs at quarterback, tight end and other spots sat open.
Pick104 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
Fair-plus on Christian Mahogany, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick110 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
They did well to land Braelon Allen in pick 110, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.