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    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cardinals, and a B to prove it.

You can usually follow a front office's logic. This one is harder. The Cardinals spent pick No. 133 on Johnny Dixon while quarterback and linebacker sat unaddressed.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Landing Clark that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick26 Rnd1 Jordan Morgan
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell in pick No. 35 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jonathon Brooks
No drama and no debate, Jonathon Brooks went about where he belonged in pick 66. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick71 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They paid sticker price for Brenden Rice in the 71st overall pick, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick89 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
By-the-book stuff, Mike Sainristil at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick104 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
No edge and no loss on Matt Goncalves in slot 104; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick133 Rnd4 Johnny Dixon
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Johnny Dixon adds a cornerback and leaves quarterback and linebacker untouched.
Pick140 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at No. 140 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson in the 188th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick225 Rnd7 Myles Jones
A straight-up fair deal on Myles Jones at Round 7, Pick 5, value and slot in agreement. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick227 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
A quiet steal in the Round 7 slot: De'Corian Clark for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.