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Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ARI)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (ARI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (ARI)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (ARI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (ARI)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (ARI)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (ARI)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (ARI)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (ARI)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (ARI)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (ARI)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (ARI)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Shaun Dolac Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ARI)
Shaun Dolac
LB Buffalo
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (SEA)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (JAX)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (GB)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (JAX)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Shaun Dolac Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Shaun Dolac
LB Buffalo
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (HOU)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PHI)
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Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
The Cardinals worked the phones like thieves and earned a B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cardinals would have aced it. Shaun Dolac at the Round 7 slot is 95 spots clear of where he belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Landing Taylor that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In pick No. 25 they get an anchor for the offensive line at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in pick 47 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick48 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Grey Zabel at slot 48 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at the 49th pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick50 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau at No. 50 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the 51st overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at slot 74 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins slipping to the 75th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick76 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
The board fumbled Malaki Starks all the way to pick No. 76, and they scooped it up. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick77 Rnd3 Will Howard
They left a pile of value on the table to take Will Howard this early at Round 3, Pick 13. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jordan James
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jordan James in pick 93, miles early. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick95 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker slid further than he should have, and the Round 3 slot is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick107 Rnd4 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland at the 107th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ty Robinson
They reached into another round for Ty Robinson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick122 Rnd4 Willie Lampkin
A big swing on Willie Lampkin at the 122nd pick, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick124 Rnd4 Tai Felton
They will replay Tai Felton at slot 124 for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick126 Rnd4 Aeneas Peebles
Aeneas Peebles in pick No. 126 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick128 Rnd4 Billy Bowman Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Billy Bowman Jr. at the Round 4 slot. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick129 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at No. 129 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick138 Rnd4 Jamaree Caldwell
A quiet steal in the 138th overall pick: Jamaree Caldwell for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick152 Rnd5 Elijah Roberts
A real head-scratcher, Elijah Roberts in pick 152 is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick205 Rnd6 CJ West
CJ West in Round 6, Pick 29 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick244 Rnd7 Shaun Dolac
Shaun Dolac at slot 244 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.