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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (ARI)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (ARI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
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PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (TEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Andrew Billings
DT
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
The Cardinals turned the phones into found money: A-.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Cardinals came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Allen value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Andrew Billings gives the group a proven body among the projects.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
No edge and no loss on Rome Odunze in pick No. 9; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick28 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at the 35th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick38 Rnd2 Roman Wilson
They took Roman Wilson at par in the 38th pick, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick66 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
The board had cheaper options than Xavier Legette at pick 66, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
No drama and no debate, Cooper Beebe went about where he belonged in No. 71. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick90 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A premium they did not need to pay, Leonard Taylor III a notch or two before his time. It fills a real need, too.
Pick105 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
They liked Mekhi Wingo enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 4, Pick 5. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick123 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
A quiet steal in Round 4, Pick 23: Braelon Allen for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.