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Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Players traded away
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Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D+
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureA
Williams is the plan now, and the Cardinals grade out a D+.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Cardinals did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. Too much went sideways, and the D+ is the honest tally.

Caleb Williams is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. The Robinson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

The Hadden pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In slot 1 they get a long-term answer under center. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell in Round 2, Pick 3 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
They took Kiran Amegadjie at par in pick No. 66, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick71 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
They let Payton Wilson come to them and pounced at the 71st pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick90 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Gabriel Murphy. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at the 104th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick138 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
They paid a round early for Justin Eboigbe in No. 138, more than the board wanted. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick162 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
A reach on Layden Robinson in pick 162; the board had better options right there. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick186 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
The board fumbled Kamal Hadden all the way to pick No. 186, and they scooped it up. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick226 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Frank Gore Jr. at the 226th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.