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Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (ARI)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals robbed the room for Washington. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like Malik Washington slides to Round 6, Pick 13, you do not overthink it, and the Cardinals did not.

Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. With running back and tight end unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick26 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In the 26th pick they get a bendy edge with upside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
They took Troy Fautanu at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick66 Rnd3 Josh Newton
Good price on Josh Newton in pick No. 66, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick71 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
No drama and no debate, Byron Murphy II went about where he belonged in No. 71. It fills a real need, too.
Pick89 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went DT-EDGE with Maason Smith while clear needs at running back and tight end sat open.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in slot 104 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick133 Rnd4 Javon Foster
No edge and no loss on Javon Foster in the 133rd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick140 Rnd5 Kedon Slovis
Kedon Slovis at Round 5, Pick 4 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick188 Rnd6 Malik Washington
They robbed the room for Malik Washington here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick225 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers in pick No. 225 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick227 Rnd7 BJ Mayes
The board had BJ Mayes higher than the 227th overall pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Stacking talent where they were already deep.