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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CHI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Players Gained
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Jake Browning
QB
Head Shot
Khalil Herbert
RB
Head Shot
Tavius Robinson
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureB
The Cardinals found their guy under center in Daniels: D.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Cardinals, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.

Everything downstream of Jayden Daniels depends on Jayden Daniels, and the building knows it. Every board in the league had Nourzad lower, and that gap is the story. Spending an early pick on OLB-EDGE with running back, tight end and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They banked enough surplus on McCaffrey to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and running back is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 4th pick they get the face of the franchise. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick No. 9 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Value with a capital V on Graham Barton in the 35th overall pick, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick71 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
They did well to land Kiran Amegadjie in the Round 3 slot, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at No. 87 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick90 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in pick 90 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick104 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Malik Washington slid further than he should have, and Round 4, Pick 4 is lovely value for the wide receiver. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick115 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE and leaves running back, tight end and other spots untouched.
Pick138 Rnd5 Hunter Nourzad
A real head-scratcher, Hunter Nourzad in pick 138 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick162 Rnd5 Marcus Harris
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Marcus Harris at the 162nd overall pick is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick186 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Circle this one: Luke McCaffrey at the 186th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
Nice patience on Jaylen Harrell, who had no business lasting to slot 216. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick226 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon at pick No. 226 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.