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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (ARI)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Devin Culp Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (ARI)
Devin Culp
TE Washington
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cardinals took Devin Culp at No. 241, roughly 90 spots before his name belonged. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
By-the-book stuff, Malik Nabers at pick 4 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick27 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In pick No. 27 they get a sticky cover corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick35 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
The board had cheaper options than T'Vondre Sweat at the 35th overall pick, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick66 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
No edge and no loss on Ja'Lynn Polk in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick71 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They took Cooper Beebe at par in No. 71, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at the 90th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick105 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in the 105th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick137 Rnd5 Marcus Harris
A straight-up fair deal on Marcus Harris at Round 5, Pick 1, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick161 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
They paid sticker price for Kamal Hadden in pick No. 161, and that is fine. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick188 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace at the Round 6 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick222 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
They did well to land Tyrice Knight in No. 222, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
No drama and no debate, Frank Gore Jr. went about where he belonged in slot 224. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick241 Rnd7 Devin Culp
They reached a country mile for Devin Culp at the 241st pick, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.