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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Marvin Mims Jr.
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
James Conner
RB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Cardinals bled value on every deal, hence the C.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Cardinals did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Harrell reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. On value alone, Fautanu makes the weekend a net positive.

Marvin Mims Jr. gives the group a proven body among the projects.

So much rides on Dallas Turner that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 12th overall pick they get a premier pass rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick23 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick27 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In slot 27 they get a weapon on the perimeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
They let Troy Fautanu come to them and pounced at pick No. 35. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
No drama and no debate, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. went about where he belonged in the 66th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick71 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran in pick 71 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
No edge and no loss on Bucky Irving in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at No. 104 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick138 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
The board had cheaper options than Mason McCormick at the 138th overall pick, and it noticed. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick162 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Luke McCaffrey at pick No. 162 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
They reached a country mile for Jaylen Harrell at Round 6, Pick 11, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick226 Rnd7 Keaton Bills
They paid a round early for Keaton Bills in the Round 7 slot, more than the board wanted. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.