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Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (ARI)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (ARI)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (ARI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (ARI)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (ARI)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (ARI)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (ARI)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (ARI)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (ARI)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (ARI)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (BAL)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NO)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (BAL)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (PHI)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (BAL)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NO)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (SEA)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (JAX)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (DAL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (MIA)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Smith
OT
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Nobody dealt better than the Cardinals this weekend: B+.

The Cardinals clearly saw something nobody else did in J.J. Weaver, taking him 134 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

Getting Brooks where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Tyler Smith gives the group a proven body among the projects.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In slot 16 they get a wrecking ball inside at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
They robbed the room for Jihaad Campbell here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick127 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
They barely believed it either: Barrett Carter still on the board at the 127th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jack Bech
You do not let a wide receiver like Jack Bech reach No. 128 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick135 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Taking Kevin Winston Jr. in pick No. 135 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick149 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
The board fumbled Smael Mondon Jr. all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick155 Rnd5 Nicholas Singleton
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Nicholas Singleton in the 155th pick, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick157 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
They reached into another round for Cobee Bryant, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick170 Rnd5 Connor Colby
Connor Colby at pick No. 170 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin at pick 171 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick182 Rnd6 Donovan Smith
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Donovan Smith. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick183 Rnd6 Tonka Hemingway
Tonka Hemingway at No. 183 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick184 Rnd6 Barryn Sorrell
They talked themselves into Barryn Sorrell at Round 6, Pick 9, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks in the Round 6 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick206 Rnd6 J.J. Weaver
Value said wait; J.J. Weaver in the Round 6 slot says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.