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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (ARI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (ARI)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (ARI)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Willie Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Willie Roberts
CB Louisiana Tech
Jaylon Carlies Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jaylon Carlies
S Missouri
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cardinals: B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cardinals spent the 163rd pick on Michael Barrett, a name the board had a full 24 spots lower.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Thomas Jr. pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In No. 4 they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick17 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 17th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
They paid sticker price for Nate Wiggins in the 36th pick, and that is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick68 Rnd3 Brian Thomas Jr.
A quiet steal in the Round 3 slot: Brian Thomas Jr. for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jack Sawyer
A straight-up fair deal on Jack Sawyer at slot 71, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick81 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson at Round 3, Pick 17 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Nazir Stackhouse
A tidy bit of business in the 104th overall pick, where Nazir Stackhouse graded well above the range. The roster fit checks out.
Pick133 Rnd4 Justin Rogers
Justin Rogers at Round 4, Pick 33 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick141 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
They took Nehemiah Pritchett at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick163 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett in pick 163 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick190 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
They reached into another round for Miles Frazier, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick225 Rnd7 Willie Roberts
Willie Roberts at slot 225 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jaylon Carlies
No drama and no debate, Jaylon Carlies went about where he belonged in No. 226. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.