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Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (ARI)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (ARI)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (ARI)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (ARI)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (ARI)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (ARI)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Quinn Carroll Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (ARI)
Quinn Carroll
OT Minnesota
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (ARI)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (ARI)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
KJ Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (ARI)
KJ Jefferson
QB UCF
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (ARI)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
Marcus Dumervil Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (ARI)
Marcus Dumervil
OT Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DEN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Quinn Carroll Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (GB)
Quinn Carroll
OT Minnesota
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (LAC)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAC)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (SF)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
KJ Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (SF)
KJ Jefferson
QB UCF
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (GB)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
Marcus Dumervil Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (GB)
Marcus Dumervil
OT Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DEN)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (MIA)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Nik Bonitto
LB
Head Shot
Bud Dupree
LB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Cardinals worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

Nobody had Thor Griffith this high, and it is not close. The Cardinals reached 91 spots to get him at the Round 6 slot. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Getting Schwesinger where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The phones were where this weekend was really won. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Mike Green
They paid a round early for Mike Green in the Round 1 slot, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Steal is underselling it; Jalon Walker at the 49th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick78 Rnd3 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
They talked themselves into Antwaun Powell-Ryland at the 78th overall pick, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick86 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tez Johnson. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick113 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
They reached into another round for DeMonte Capehart, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick117 Rnd4 Tommi Hill
Tommi Hill at pick 117 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick120 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at slot 120 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick123 Rnd4 Billy Bowman Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Billy Bowman Jr. at the 123rd overall pick is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick149 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
You do not let a linebacker like Danny Stutsman reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
A big swing on Jonah Monheim at pick No. 151, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick158 Rnd5 Quinn Carroll
Quinn Carroll at No. 158 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
A wild overpay on Thor Griffith in Round 6, Pick 4, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick213 Rnd6 Carson Schwesinger
Circle this one: Carson Schwesinger at pick 213 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick226 Rnd7 Clay Webb
Value with a capital V on Clay Webb in the 226th pick, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick230 Rnd7 KJ Jefferson
KJ Jefferson at Round 7, Pick 14 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
They reached a country mile for Jamaree Caldwell at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick249 Rnd7 Cooper Mays
A premium they did not need to pay, Cooper Mays a notch or two before his time. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick250 Rnd7 Marcus Dumervil
Marcus Dumervil at the 250th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.