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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ARI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ATL)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (MIN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Cam Akers
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureB+
The Cardinals bet the future on Maye. The board says D.

The Cardinals lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. The process wobbled, and the D is where it lands.

So much rides on Drake Maye that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The Robinson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. On value alone, Ulofoshio makes the weekend a net positive.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 4 they get their quarterback of the future. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick8 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 8th pick they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In No. 27 they get a problem off the edge, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Legette. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick66 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
Somehow T.J. Tampa was still sitting there in Round 3, Pick 2, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick90 Rnd3 Spencer Rattler
Spencer Rattler at pick 90 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
They paid up for Darius Robinson at the 104th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick140 Rnd5 Cam Hart
A tidy little value on Cam Hart in the Round 5 slot, a step better than break-even. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick148 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in pick No. 148 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick188 Rnd6 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Steal is underselling it; Edefuan Ulofoshio at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick225 Rnd7 Trevor Keegan
A reach for Trevor Keegan in the 225th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jalen Green
Jalen Green at slot 227 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.