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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ARI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB+ FutureA
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cardinals: B+.

For all the boxes ticked, the Cardinals skipped the loudest one: quarterback is exactly as bare as it was.

The cost of the Mitchell reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the 11th pick they get a disruptor off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick23 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at Round 1, Pick 23 is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.