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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kamari Lassiter
DB Georgia
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (ARI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (ARI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (ARI)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Chau Smith-Wade
DB Washington State
Mario Williams Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (ARI)
Mario Williams
WR USC
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (TEN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Kamari Lassiter
DB Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (TEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Roger McCreary
CB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
Maye is the plan now, and the Cardinals grade out a A-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Cardinals committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. With tight end and interior defensive lineman unsolved, spending premium capital on defensive back is the choice that costs them. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

A strong weekend's work, and a rare one to find this little fault with.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get a passer to set the clock by. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick21 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 21st pick they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
A straight-up fair deal on Keon Coleman at slot 34, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Kamari Lassiter at defensive back with tight end and interior defensive lineman open.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jack Sawyer
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jack Sawyer. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick70 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at pick 70 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A reasonable price with a little left over, Zak Zinter in the 85th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick102 Rnd4 Graham Barton
Graham Barton in No. 102 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at Round 4, Pick 6 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick133 Rnd4 Zach Frazier
They paid sticker price for Zach Frazier in slot 133, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tyler Guyton
By-the-book stuff, Tyler Guyton at pick 139 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick169 Rnd5 Gabriel Murphy
No edge and no loss on Gabriel Murphy in the 169th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
They paid up for Chau Smith-Wade at the Round 6 slot when waiting would have done the job. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.
Pick223 Rnd7 Mario Williams
Mario Williams in pick No. 223 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick226 Rnd7 Omar Speights
Omar Speights in the 226th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A need, and now a little less of one.