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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (ARI)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (ARI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (ARI)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (ARI)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (ARI)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ARI)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ARI)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (ARI)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (ARI)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (ARI)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (ARI)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (ARI)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (ARI)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (ARI)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Shaun Dolac Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Shaun Dolac
LB Buffalo
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (ARI)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (ARI)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (ARI)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (ARI)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (ARI)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (JAX)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (LAR)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Shaun Dolac Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Shaun Dolac
LB Buffalo
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SF)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NE)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
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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Players Gained
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Joey Bosa
LB
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Dion Dawkins
OT
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Tylan Grable
OT
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Tytus Howard
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Darren Hall
CB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureD+
The Cardinals won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

The Cardinals went off the board in a big way for Shaun Dolac, 161 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

Getting Mondon Jr. where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

The veteran additions, Tytus Howard chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get an anchor for the defensive front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick28 Rnd1 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Value said wait; Donovan Ezeiruaku in pick No. 28 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick31 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In the 31st overall pick they get a building block for the line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
They paid sticker price for Jihaad Campbell in the 39th pick, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick40 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
A wild overpay on Maxwell Hairston in No. 40, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
They reached a country mile for Jayden Higgins at pick 47, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick56 Rnd2 Bradyn Swinson
Bradyn Swinson in slot 56 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick75 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
Harold Fannin Jr. at pick No. 75 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick86 Rnd3 Marcus Mbow
They will replay Marcus Mbow at the Round 3 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland in Round 4, Pick 7 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick110 Rnd4 Deone Walker
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at pick 110 is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick111 Rnd4 Carson Schwesinger
They robbed the room for Carson Schwesinger here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick125 Rnd4 Cameron Williams
Steal is underselling it; Cameron Williams at the 125th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick126 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Elic Ayomanor in the 126th pick, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick127 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Demetrius Knight Jr. reach slot 127 and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
Pick131 Rnd4 Charles Grant
They barely believed it either: Charles Grant still on the board at Round 4, Pick 29. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick132 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba in pick 132 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick140 Rnd5 Quinn Ewers
Circle this one: Quinn Ewers at the 140th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Brashard Smith
Nice patience on Brashard Smith, who had no business lasting to No. 148. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick161 Rnd5 Logan Brown
They let Logan Brown come to them and pounced at pick No. 161. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick162 Rnd5 Shaun Dolac
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Shaun Dolac. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Ty Robinson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ty Robinson at the Round 5 slot is the proof. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick173 Rnd5 Aeneas Peebles
Aeneas Peebles at Round 5, Pick 35 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tory Horton
Tory Horton in the 177th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jackson Slater
Jackson Slater in No. 186 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Tyler Cooper
Tyler Cooper at the 196th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick199 Rnd6 Jalen Travis
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jalen Travis this early at the Round 6 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick207 Rnd6 Carson Vinson
They paid a round early for Carson Vinson in slot 207, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick225 Rnd7 Smael Mondon Jr.
The board fumbled Smael Mondon Jr. all the way to pick No. 225, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick228 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tonka Hemingway well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.