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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
DB Alabama
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ARI)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
DB Alabama
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ARI)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ARI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Bryce Foster
C Texas A&M
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (ARI)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Caden Prieskorn Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (ARI)
Caden Prieskorn
TE Mississippi
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Will Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (ARI)
Will Rogers
QB Mississippi State
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (TB)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
DB Alabama
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (TB)
Terrion Arnold
DB Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (TB)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Cardinals lost the trade table, and the C- tells the story.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Cardinals reached some 80 spots for Isaiah Davis, and value like that does not grow back. It nets out a thoroughly average C-.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They will answer for taking defensive back early while edge rusher went begging.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

So much rides on Kool-Aid McKinstry that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Kool-Aid McKinstry adds a defensive back and leaves edge rusher untouched.
Pick15 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 15th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Barrett Carter
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Barrett Carter. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick66 Rnd3 Tory Horton
A big swing on Tory Horton at pick No. 66, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick72 Rnd3 Terrion Arnold
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the Round 3 slot on Terrion Arnold with edge rusher unsolved.
Pick74 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
A wild overpay on Tyler Davis in pick 74, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick79 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Smael Mondon Jr. in slot 79, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick102 Rnd4 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in pick No. 102 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick133 Rnd4 Bryce Foster
Value said wait; Bryce Foster in the 133rd pick says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick139 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom in the Round 5 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick169 Rnd5 Caden Prieskorn
Caden Prieskorn at pick 169 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick198 Rnd6 Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis in No. 198 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick223 Rnd7 Will Rogers
Will Rogers at Round 7, Pick 3 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick224 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
They reached into another round for Josh Proctor, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.