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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (WSH)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kaden Smith
TE
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesC FutureB+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cardinals for Colson: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Cardinals watched Junior Colson slide 25 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In slot 4 they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In pick No. 27 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. More want than need.
Pick35 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at pick 35 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Junior Colson
Junior Colson at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick90 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice in Round 3, Pick 27 lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick104 Rnd4 Maason Smith
They took Maason Smith at par in the 104th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick138 Rnd5 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
A tidy bit of business in the 138th overall pick, where Tyrone Tracy Jr. graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick162 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith slid further than he should have, and No. 162 is lovely value for the safety. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.