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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ARI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
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
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cardinals: B.

It is a puzzling start. The Cardinals had quarterback, running back and other spots to solve and reached instead for Caelen Carson, a cornerback, at No. 90. No fireworks, but a solid B.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The cost of the Braswell reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 11th overall pick they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In slot 23 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In No. 27 they get a go-to option on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
They paid up for Chris Braswell at pick 35 when waiting would have done the job. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
They paid sticker price for Kamren Kinchens in pick No. 66, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick71 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at the 71st pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Caelen Carson at cornerback with quarterback, running back and other spots open.
Pick104 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in the 104th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.