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Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (ARI)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CHI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CHI)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CHI)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CHI)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Courtland Sutton
WR
Head Shot
Montez Sweat
EDGE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D-
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureD
The Cardinals answered their biggest question with Williams. Grade: D-.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Cardinals did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

They have staked the next five years on Caleb Williams, which is the only story that really matters here. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

The Washington steal is the beam this whole class leans on. If Cole pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In Round 1, Pick 1 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick12 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In slot 12 they get a wrecking ball inside. A real need, handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
A tidy little value on Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in pick 71, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick104 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at pick No. 104 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick121 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at No. 121 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick138 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan at the 138th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick186 Rnd6 Myles Cole
They paid up for Myles Cole at the 186th pick when waiting would have done the job. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick226 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 226 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.