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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (ARI)
Dontay Corleone
DL Cincinnati
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (ARI)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Georgia
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (ARI)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Ben Bywater Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (ARI)
Ben Bywater
LB BYU
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Dwight McGlothern
DB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureB-
The Cardinals bet the future on Williams. The board says D.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cardinals would have aced it. Zion Nelson at slot 198 is 59 spots clear of where he belonged. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Caleb Williams is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
By-the-book stuff, Caleb Williams at the 1st pick squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick21 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In pick No. 21 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jared Verse
Jared Verse slid further than he should have, and slot 34 is lovely value for the edge rusher. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick66 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Sedrick Van Pran. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick70 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone at Round 3, Pick 6 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick85 Rnd3 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims at the 85th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick102 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
They paid sticker price for Bucky Irving in Round 4, Pick 2, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
No edge and no loss on Jamon Dumas-Johnson in pick No. 133; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick139 Rnd5 Fabien Lovett
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Fabien Lovett well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick169 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in slot 169 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick198 Rnd6 Zion Nelson
A big swing on Zion Nelson at the 198th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Ben Bywater
Ben Bywater at pick 223 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick226 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
The board had cheaper options than Dwight McGlothern at the 226th pick, and it noticed. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.