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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals let Pritchett fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like Nehemiah Pritchett slides to pick 186, you do not overthink it, and the Cardinals did not.

The Taylor III reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. With quarterback, edge rusher and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
A straight-up fair deal on Rome Odunze at slot 4, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick27 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In pick 27 they get a sticky cover corner, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick35 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Graham Barton at No. 35 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick66 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Roman Wilson in Round 3, Pick 2, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick71 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A wild overpay on Leonard Taylor III in pick No. 71, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick90 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Mike Sainristil adds a cornerback and leaves quarterback, edge rusher and other spots untouched.
Pick104 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving slipping to the 104th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick138 Rnd5 Matt Goncalves
Steal is underselling it; Matt Goncalves at the 138th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick162 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at the 162nd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick186 Rnd6 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett in slot 186 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick226 Rnd7 Daijun Edwards
You do not let a running back like Daijun Edwards reach pick No. 226 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.