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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick 225: the Cardinals steal All and grade out a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Erick All, Round 7, Pick 5, roughly 20 picks past where he belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
Joe Alt in Round 1, Pick 4 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick27 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In slot 27 they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chop Robinson. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick66 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo at pick No. 66 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick71 Rnd3 Junior Colson
By-the-book stuff, Junior Colson at the 71st pick squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cooper Beebe at pick 90 is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick104 Rnd4 Michael Pratt
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Pratt at No. 104, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick133 Rnd4 Kamal Hadden
No edge and no loss on Kamal Hadden in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick140 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at slot 140 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick188 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
Good price on Ethan Driskell in Round 6, Pick 13, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick225 Rnd7 Erick All
A tight end of that caliber at the 225th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick227 Rnd7 Blake Watson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Blake Watson in pick No. 227. It fills a real need, too.