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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NO)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Cardinals to a B-.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Jared Wiley; the Cardinals did not wait, grabbing him 62 spots ahead at the Round 5 slot. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The Knight value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 14 they get a problem off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the 27th pick they get a true top target at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at the 35th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick66 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They liked Cooper Beebe enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 66. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick71 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A real head-scratcher, Leonard Taylor III in slot 71 is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick90 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
By-the-book stuff, Brenden Rice at No. 90 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick104 Rnd4 Renardo Green
Renardo Green in Round 4, Pick 4 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jared Wiley
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jared Wiley in the Round 5 slot, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick162 Rnd5 Elijah Jones
They talked themselves into Elijah Jones at the 162nd pick, and the board did not agree. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick186 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
No drama and no debate, Kendall Milton went about where he belonged in the 186th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick226 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
Value with a capital V on Tyrice Knight in pick 226, a genuine coup. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.