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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Ben Bywater Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Ben Bywater
LB BYU
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (ARI)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAR)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAR)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (LAR)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Draft Picks Traded
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAR)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Cardinals robbed the room for Rosengarten. Final grade: B.

The Cardinals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Roger Rosengarten, the No. 201 name on the board, in the 227th overall pick. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. It is not that Sainristil is a bad player; it is that the Cardinals had louder needs to answer first.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the 4th pick they get a cornerstone up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick22 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick 22 they get a press-man option on the boundary, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick35 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at Round 2, Pick 3 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66 Rnd3 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
They paid sticker price for Byron Murphy II in the 71st overall pick, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick85 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
The board had cheaper options than Zak Zinter at pick No. 85, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick86 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at slot 86 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick104 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
The board had Roman Wilson higher than No. 104, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick133 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Mike Sainristil at cornerback with quarterback and edge rusher open.
Pick140 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube in Round 5, Pick 4 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick188 Rnd6 Ben Bywater
Fair-plus on Ben Bywater, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick191 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall at the 191st overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
They read the board right and Sheridan Jones was the payoff at pick 225. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick227 Rnd7 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten in the 227th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.