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Darian Mensah Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (ARI)
Darian Mensah
QB Miami
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (ARI)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Jaylen McClain Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jaylen McClain
S Ohio State
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (ARI)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (ARI)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
Andrew Rappleyea Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (ARI)
Andrew Rappleyea
TE Penn State
Boo Carter Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Boo Carter
CB Colorado
Austin Romaine Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (ARI)
Austin Romaine
LB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Darian Mensah Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Darian Mensah
QB Miami
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Andrew Rappleyea Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Andrew Rappleyea
TE Penn State
Austin Romaine Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Austin Romaine
LB Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CLE)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
A.J. Harris Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (DAL)
A.J. Harris
CB Indiana
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureB+
A passer of the future in Mensah, and a B-, for the Cardinals.

The Cardinals did not so much draft Rueben Owens II as overpay for him, 98 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

Darian Mensah gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. Landing Pieper that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Darian Mensah
In No. 6 they get a franchise quarterback, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Will Echoles
In the Round 1 slot they get a wrecking ball inside, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
They talked themselves into Kenyatta Jackson Jr. at slot 34, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick65 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Kade Pieper in pick 65, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jaylen McClain
Jaylen McClain at pick No. 104 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick177 Rnd5 Evan Stewart
A big swing on Evan Stewart at the 177th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick181 Rnd6 Rueben Owens II
Rueben Owens II at Round 6, Pick 2 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick215 Rnd6 Andrew Rappleyea
A clean, defensible pick in pick 215 with a little surplus value in Andrew Rappleyea. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick217 Rnd7 Boo Carter
A real head-scratcher, Boo Carter in No. 217 is miles ahead of his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick248 Rnd7 Austin Romaine
They took Austin Romaine at par in the 248th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.