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  • BallKnowerAlex DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (ARI)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (ARI)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ARI)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (TEN)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (TEN)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (PIT)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Desmond Ridder
QB
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James Conner
RB
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Kyler Murray
QB
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Zay Jones
WR
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedA TradesF FutureC
A franchise passer in Sanders headlines a D- weekend for the Cardinals.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cardinals took Brant Kuithe at slot 163, roughly 64 spots before his name belonged. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.

So much rides on Shedeur Sanders that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.

They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Collins.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick16 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In the 16th pick they get a premier pass rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick78 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
The board fumbled Alfred Collins all the way to pick No. 78, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick114 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo slid further than he should have, and Round 4, Pick 13 is lovely value for the running back. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick163 Rnd5 Brant Kuithe
Brant Kuithe at No. 163 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick231 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
A straight-up fair deal on Seth McLaughlin at slot 231, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.