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Arch Manning Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Arch Manning
QB Texas
KJ Duff Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
KJ Duff
WR Rutgers
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ARI)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Trey White Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (ARI)
Trey White
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Blake Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Blake Frazier
OT Michigan
Jayden Virgin-Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jayden Virgin-Morgan
LB Boise State
Sheridan Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (ARI)
Sheridan Wilson
C Texas Tech
Braylan Shelby Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Braylan Shelby
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Picks Received
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Trey White Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Trey White
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Sheridan Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Sheridan Wilson
C Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Braylon Staley Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (KC)
Braylon Staley
WR Tennessee
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jake Briningstool
TE
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB+ FutureB-
Manning is the Cardinals' new face under center. Grade: B.

Start where it matters. The Cardinals took Arch Manning to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

They will need Shelby to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Landing Alexander that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Arch Manning
In the 3rd overall pick they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 KJ Duff
No edge and no loss on KJ Duff in No. 34; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick74 Rnd3 Bray Hubbard
Bray Hubbard slipping to pick 74 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick104 Rnd4 Bear Alexander
Bear Alexander in Round 4, Pick 4 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick112 Rnd4 Trey White
They talked themselves into Trey White at slot 112, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick141 Rnd5 Blake Frazier
A reach on Blake Frazier in pick No. 141; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jayden Virgin-Morgan
Jayden Virgin-Morgan in the 181st pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick215 Rnd6 Sheridan Wilson
They paid up for Sheridan Wilson at the Round 6 slot when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick217 Rnd7 Braylan Shelby
They reached a country mile for Braylan Shelby at the 217th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.