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Colin Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Colin Simmons
LB-EDGE Texas
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (ARI)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Marcus Neal Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (ARI)
Marcus Neal Jr.
S Penn State
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (ARI)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Jayden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jayden Jackson
DT Oklahoma
Mateen Ibirogba Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (ARI)
Mateen Ibirogba
DE Texas Tech
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Sammy Omosigho
LB Oklahoma
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (ARI)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Draft Picks Received
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (LAR)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Marcus Neal Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (LAR)
Marcus Neal Jr.
S Penn State
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Mateen Ibirogba Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (IND)
Mateen Ibirogba
DE Texas Tech
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (IND)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dashawn Spears Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (LAR)
Dashawn Spears
S LSU
Darian Mensah Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (MIN)
Darian Mensah
QB Miami
Dylan Raiola Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (IND)
Dylan Raiola
QB Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Darrisaw
OT
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Cardinals robbed the room for Washington. Final grade: B+.

The Cardinals ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

The Washington steal is the beam this whole class leans on. With quarterback, running back and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Christian Darrisaw gives the group a proven body among the projects.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Colin Simmons
In the 3rd overall pick they get a problem off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 A'Mauri Washington
A'Mauri Washington in pick No. 61 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick93 Rnd3 Marcus Neal Jr.
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Marcus Neal Jr. adds a safety and leaves quarterback, running back and other spots untouched.
Pick113 Rnd4 Iapani Laloulu
Iapani Laloulu at slot 113 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jayden Jackson
Taking Jayden Jackson in pick 141 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick154 Rnd5 Mateen Ibirogba
Nice patience on Mateen Ibirogba, who had no business lasting to the Round 5 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Somehow Jermaine Mathews Jr. was still sitting there in the 181st pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
Pick217 Rnd7 Sammy Omosigho
A quiet steal in the Round 7 slot: Sammy Omosigho for less than the market said. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick253 Rnd7 Evan Stewart
Evan Stewart at Round 7, Pick 37 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.