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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesD FutureB-
The Cardinals got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Sam Hartman at the 226th pick is 32 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Worthy at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

Hit on Laiatu Latu and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
Laiatu Latu in the Round 1 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick23 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick 23 they get a lockdown presence outside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordan Morgan. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick66 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
They read the board right and Xavier Worthy was the payoff at Round 3, Pick 2. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at the 71st overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick90 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
By-the-book stuff, Bucky Irving at No. 90 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
No drama and no debate, Mekhi Wingo went about where he belonged in the 104th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick138 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
No edge and no loss on Trevor Keegan in pick 138; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick162 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at slot 162 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick186 Rnd6 Erick All
The board had cheaper options than Erick All at Round 6, Pick 11, and it noticed. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick226 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
They reached a country mile for Sam Hartman at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.