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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (ARI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (ARI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (ARI)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Willie Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Willie Roberts
CB Louisiana Tech
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (TEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyjae Spears
RB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Cardinals fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Cardinals came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

That Thomas Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

If Gray pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Laiatu Latu and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In No. 7 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick17 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In slot 17 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
They paid sticker price for Troy Fautanu in pick 36, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Brian Thomas Jr.
The board had Brian Thomas Jr. higher than Round 3, Pick 4, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Cooper DeJean
They read the board right and Cooper DeJean was the payoff at the Round 3 slot. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick81 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson in the 81st overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Devontez Walker
A straight-up fair deal on Devontez Walker at pick No. 104, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick133 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A tidy bit of business in the 133rd pick, where Cedric Gray graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at Round 5, Pick 5 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick163 Rnd5 Braden Fiske
A premium they did not need to pay, Braden Fiske a notch or two before his time. It fills a real need, too.
Pick190 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
A reach for Oronde Gadsden II in pick 190; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick225 Rnd7 Willie Roberts
Willie Roberts is a better player than the 225th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick226 Rnd7 Joshua Gray
A reach on Joshua Gray in pick No. 226; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.