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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (ARI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (ARI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (SEA)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Zion Johnson
OG
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Cardinals a A-.

Whoever sat across the table from the Cardinals should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They will answer for taking cornerback early while quarterback, tight end and other spots went begging. That Burton pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

The cost of the Carson reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

In the end it comes back to Quinyon Mitchell, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick 16 they get a premier pass rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In pick No. 27 they get a lockdown presence outside at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick35 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 2 slot with a little surplus value in Adonai Mitchell. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
A quiet steal in slot 66: Jermaine Burton for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
A straight-up fair deal on Ruke Orhorhoro at the 69th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick71 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
No edge and no loss on Devontez Walker in the 71st pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick84 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending Round 3, Pick 20 on Caelen Carson with quarterback, tight end and other spots unsolved.
Pick90 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
A reach for Christian Mahogany in No. 90; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick102 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
They paid sticker price for Braelon Allen in No. 102, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick104 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop in Round 4, Pick 4 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor need, but a need all the same.