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Players Gained
Abdullah
Anderson
DT
Chidobe
Awuzie
CB
Joel
Bitonio
OG
Jowon
Briggs
DT
Jarvis
Brownlee Jr.
CB
Daniel
Brunskill
OT
Logan
Bruss
OG
Treylon
Burks
WR
Saahdiq
Charles
OT
Nick
Chubb
RB
Jack
Conklin
OT
Lloyd
Cushenberry
C
Grant
Delpit
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Quandre
Diggs
S
Mike
Edwards
S
D'Onta
Foreman
RB
Myles
Garrett
DE
Cedric
Gray
LB
Vincent
Gray
CB
Michael
Hall Jr.
DT
DeAndre
Hopkins
WR
Siaki
Ika
DT
Jha'Quan
Jackson
WR
Jerry
Jeudy
WR
Sebastian
Joseph-Day
DT
Sam
Kamara
DE
Arden
Key
LB
CeeDee
Lamb
WR
Harold
Landry III
LB
JC
Latham
OT
Cameron
Latu
TE
Tay
Martin
WR
Quenton
Nelson
OG
Greg
Newsome II
CB
Ogbo
Okoronkwo
DE
Jeremiah
Owusu-Koramoah
LB
Tony
Pollard
RB
James
Proche II
WR
Dillon
Radunz
OT
Calvin
Ridley
WR
Marcus
Rosemy-Jacksaint
WR
Lachavious
Simmons
OT
Jeffery
Simmons
DT
T'Vondre
Sweat
DT
Dorian
Thompson-Robinson
QB
Juan
Thornhill
S
Deshaun
Watson
QB
Nathaniel
Watson
LB
Jameis
Winston
QB
Luke
Wypler
C
Zak
Zinter
OG
Players traded away
Jeff
Smith
WR
Keith
Ismael
C
Tony
Jones Jr.
RB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall
A-
ValueC+
NeedB-
TradesA+
FutureA+
The Cardinals fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-. It is the swing that defines the weekend: Sai'vion Jones in pick 101, a good 114 spots before the room expected him.
That Higgins pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.
It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.
In the end it comes back to Mason Graham, and a haul good enough to build on right away.
Pick Analysis
Pick14
Rnd1
Jack Sawyer
In the 14th overall pick they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick16
Rnd1
Mason Graham
In the 16th pick they get a load in the middle, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick17
Rnd1
Jonah Savaiinaea
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get an anchor for the offensive line, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33
Rnd2
Benjamin Morrison
They liked Benjamin Morrison enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 2 slot. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick35
Rnd2
Jalon Walker
Nice patience on Jalon Walker, who had no business lasting to slot 35. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick44
Rnd2
Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in No. 44 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick45
Rnd2
Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka at the 45th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick49
Rnd2
Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku in the Round 2 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick50
Rnd2
Malaki Starks
Circle this one: Malaki Starks at pick No. 50 is a fall that decides a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick58
Rnd2
Dylan Fairchild
Nothing to complain about; Dylan Fairchild went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67
Rnd3
Aeneas Peebles
The board had cheaper options than Aeneas Peebles at No. 67, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68
Rnd3
Luke Kandra
Value said wait; Luke Kandra in the 68th overall pick says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick73
Rnd3
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland at pick 73 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76
Rnd3
Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson at Round 3, Pick 12 is a conviction pick that outran the value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick78
Rnd3
Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott in the Round 3 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick80
Rnd3
Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in No. 80 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick89
Rnd3
Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter is a better player than pick No. 89 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick94
Rnd3
Tai Felton
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tai Felton in slot 94. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick101
Rnd3
Sai'vion Jones
Sai'vion Jones at Round 3, Pick 37 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick102
Rnd4
Jack Bech
A tidy bit of business in the 102nd pick, where Jack Bech graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick105
Rnd4
Jack Nelson
A reach for Jack Nelson in pick 105; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick113
Rnd4
Jake Majors
They barely believed it either: Jake Majors still on the board at the 113th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick118
Rnd4
Jaeden Roberts
A wild overpay on Jaeden Roberts in the 118th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick120
Rnd4
Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor in No. 120 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick124
Rnd4
Brady Cook
Brady Cook at the 124th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick126
Rnd4
Cam Skattebo
Value with a capital V on Cam Skattebo in pick 126, a genuine coup. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick136
Rnd4
Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger at slot 136 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick140
Rnd5
Danny Stutsman
Taking Danny Stutsman in Round 5, Pick 3 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick141
Rnd5
Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick142
Rnd5
Willie Lampkin
They reached a country mile for Willie Lampkin at pick No. 142, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick151
Rnd5
Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III at pick No. 151 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick160
Rnd5
Seth McLaughlin
They talked themselves into Seth McLaughlin at No. 160, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick163
Rnd5
Jonah Monheim
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jonah Monheim in Round 5, Pick 26, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick164
Rnd5
Nazir Stackhouse
A conviction pick on Nazir Stackhouse at slot 164 that the board grades a round light. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick166
Rnd5
Nick Nash
They reached into another round for Nick Nash, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick167
Rnd5
CJ West
A big swing on CJ West at the 167th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.
Pick171
Rnd5
Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at the 171st pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick176
Rnd6
Miles Frazier
They left a pile of value on the table to take Miles Frazier this early at the Round 6 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick177
Rnd6
Billy Bowman Jr.
You do not let a safety like Billy Bowman Jr. reach the 177th pick and blink. They did not. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick180
Rnd6
Smael Mondon Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Smael Mondon Jr. at pick No. 180 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick190
Rnd6
Ja'Corey Brooks
They took Ja'Corey Brooks at par in the 190th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick192
Rnd6
Davison Igbinosun
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Davison Igbinosun well ahead of where he belonged. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick198
Rnd6
Clay Webb
They paid up for Clay Webb at Round 6, Pick 23 when waiting would have done the job. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick205
Rnd6
Jahvaree Ritzie
Jahvaree Ritzie in the Round 6 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick212
Rnd6
Jay Higgins
Somehow Jay Higgins was still sitting there in No. 212, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick214
Rnd6
Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at pick 214 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick215
Rnd6
Quincy Riley
They paid sticker price for Quincy Riley in the 215th overall pick, and that is fine. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick216
Rnd6
Jordan Hancock
They robbed the room for Jordan Hancock here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick221
Rnd7
Kaden Prather
A premium they did not need to pay, Kaden Prather a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick222
Rnd7
Garrett Dellinger
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Garrett Dellinger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick234
Rnd7
Terrance Ferguson
They will replay Terrance Ferguson at the 234th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick239
Rnd7
Tyler Cooper
A real head-scratcher, Tyler Cooper in pick No. 239 is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick241
Rnd7
R.J. Oben
They talked themselves into R.J. Oben at slot 241, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick256
Rnd7
Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell at Round 7, Pick 40 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.