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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (ARI)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (ARI)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (ARI)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Brian Ugwu Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (ARI)
Brian Ugwu
DL-EDGE Miami (OH)
Devin Leary Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Devin Leary
QB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesD+ FutureA
The Cardinals checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cardinals took Brevyn Spann-Ford at pick No. 139, roughly 43 spots before his name belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

However the rest shakes out, Moore at that price is a win they earned. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 8 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In pick No. 5 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick21 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In pick 21 they get juice off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
A tidy little value on Terrion Arnold in the 34th pick, a step better than break-even. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They jumped the gun on Kingsley Suamataia, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick66 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They reached into another round for TreVeyon Henderson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick70 Rnd3 Howard Cross III
No edge and no loss on Howard Cross III in the 70th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick85 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in the Round 3 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick102 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in the 102nd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick133 Rnd4 Devontez Walker
They liked Devontez Walker enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 133. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick139 Rnd5 Brevyn Spann-Ford
A big swing on Brevyn Spann-Ford at pick 139, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick169 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in No. 169 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick198 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray at pick No. 198 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick223 Rnd7 Brian Ugwu
Brian Ugwu at Round 7, Pick 3 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick226 Rnd7 Devin Leary
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Devin Leary. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.