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Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Luke McCaffrey
QB Rice
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals kept it disciplined and banked a B.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Cardinals did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to tight end, which was the need that mattered most. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

However the rest shakes out, Jordan at that price is a win they earned. Robinson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In pick No. 4 they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In slot 27 they get a premier pass rusher, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Guyton. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
They read the board right and Kingsley Suamataia was the payoff at pick 66. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
They paid sticker price for Payton Wilson in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick90 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
Nothing to complain about; Gabriel Murphy went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at No. 104 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
Nice patience on Jarrian Jones, who had no business lasting to the 133rd pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick140 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They took Luke McCaffrey at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick188 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
By-the-book stuff, Ethan Driskell at the 188th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
The board had Jawhar Jordan higher than pick No. 225, and the running back fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jalen Green
Jalen Green slid further than he should have, and pick 227 is lovely value for the safety. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.