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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (ARI)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DEN)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nik Bonitto
LB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Cardinals cashed the board's mistake on Bassa: B+.

The Cardinals ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The Bassa value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Nik Bonitto gives the group a proven body among the projects.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In the 20th pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
No edge and no loss on Aireontae Ersery in pick No. 47; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick78 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
They liked Tez Johnson enough to skip the value, taking him in the 78th overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick81 Rnd3 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman at slot 81 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick114 Rnd4 Ajani Cornelius
By-the-book stuff, Ajani Cornelius at pick 114 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
Value with a capital V on Jaylin Noel in Round 4, Pick 17, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
A linebacker of that caliber at the 153rd overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick199 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
KeAndre Lambert-Smith in No. 199 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.