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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (ARI)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (ARI)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Ricky White Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Ricky White
WR UNLV
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (ARI)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Duce Chestnut Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (TEN)
Duce Chestnut
CB LSU
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Cardinals and White: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Ricky White had no business being available in Round 7, Pick 4, and the Cardinals did the only sane thing and turned in the card. No fireworks, but a solid B.

They are betting Hartman proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the 3rd overall pick they get a building block for the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick17 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In pick 17 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Nothing to complain about; Terrion Arnold went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Fair-plus on Jermaine Burton, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick73 Rnd3 Kris Jenkins
They read the board right and Kris Jenkins was the payoff at pick No. 73. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick81 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
They paid sticker price for Marist Liufau in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards in the 103rd pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick133 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer in Round 4, Pick 33 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick140 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
A straight-up fair deal on Malik Mustapha at pick 140, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick165 Rnd5 T.J. Sanders
A reach on T.J. Sanders in slot 165; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
Value with a capital V on Jacob Cowing in the Round 6 slot, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick224 Rnd7 Ricky White
They robbed the room for Ricky White here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick238 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman in the 238th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.