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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (ARI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ARI)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CIN)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB
The Cardinals let Henderson fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Cardinals watched TreVeyon Henderson slide 53 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Thornton Jr. has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden in the 47th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
The board fumbled Jihaad Campbell all the way to pick No. 78, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick113 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at the 113th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick117 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
A tidy bit of business in slot 117, where Luke Kandra graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick152 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They reached a country mile for Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 152, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.