DraftBros'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Every other box got a look, but quarterback did not. The Cardinals will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with.

Thomas Jr. falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Sanders has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the 4th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick21 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In slot 21 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick35 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
A tidy bit of business in No. 35, where Brian Thomas Jr. graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick66 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
A straight-up fair deal on Adisa Isaac at pick No. 66, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick71 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
No drama and no debate, Byron Murphy II went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 7. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran in pick 85 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
By-the-book stuff, Tommy Eichenberg at the 104th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick133 Rnd4 Ray Davis
Value with a capital V on Ray Davis in the Round 4 slot, a genuine coup. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick140 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett slipping to pick 140 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick188 Rnd6 T.J. Sanders
They liked T.J. Sanders enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 188. The roster fit checks out.
Pick225 Rnd7 Omar Speights
A slide stopped in pick No. 225, with Omar Speights worth more than the price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick227 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
A reach on Miles Frazier in the 227th overall pick; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.