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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (ARI)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ARI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (ARI)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (ARI)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (ARI)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Jacob Dobbs Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jacob Dobbs
LB Holy Cross
Jeremy Moussa Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jeremy Moussa
QB Florida A&M
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (IND)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (GB)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (IND)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (GB)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (GB)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (BAL)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Patrick Queen
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kyler Murray
QB
Head Shot
Trey McBride
TE
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureC
The Cardinals drew a line under the quarterback search with Nix: D-.

The Cardinals went off the board in a big way for Jeremy Moussa, 257 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D-.

Bo Nix gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.

The Patrick Queen deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get a cornerstone up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick17 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick22 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In the 22nd pick they get a disruptive interior force, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold at pick No. 35 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick39 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Good price on Edgerrin Cooper in pick 39, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick43 Rnd2 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at No. 43 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick48 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jackson Powers-Johnson well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick54 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer at No. 54 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
They took Byron Murphy II at par in slot 67, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick75 Rnd3 D.J. James
D.J. James at pick No. 75 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick81 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes at pick 81 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie at Round 4, Pick 3 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick111 Rnd4 Junior Colson
They paid up for Junior Colson at the 111th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick116 Rnd4 Cade Stover
A big swing on Cade Stover at the 116th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick133 Rnd4 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube in the Round 4 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick140 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at pick No. 140 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick165 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith in the 165th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Hayden Hatten
Value said wait; Hayden Hatten in pick 198 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jacob Dobbs
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jacob Dobbs in No. 224, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jeremy Moussa
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jeremy Moussa this early at Round 7, Pick 7. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.