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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (ARI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (ARI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (ARI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (ARI)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (ARI)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DET)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (WSH)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DET)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CHI)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Players traded away
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Cameron Thomas
EDGE
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
The Cardinals cashed the board's mistake on Worthy: B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Xavier Worthy, the No. 55 name on the board, stolen at pick No. 80.

They are betting Means proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 9 they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick29 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In No. 29 they get an anchor for the defensive front, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Value with a capital V on Graham Barton in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
No drama and no debate, Kris Jenkins went about where he belonged in the 49th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick61 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe slid further than he should have, and the 61st overall pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick66 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
They paid a round early for Mike Sainristil in pick No. 66, more than the board wanted. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick75 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
A linebacker of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 11 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick80 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Worthy at pick 80 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice is a better player than the 104th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick152 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker at Round 5, Pick 16 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick162 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern in slot 162 is fair value, right on his grade. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick186 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse in the 186th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick222 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
The board had Rasheen Ali higher than pick No. 222, and the running back fell to them anyway. It fills a real need, too.
Pick226 Rnd7 Bub Means
They talked themselves into Bub Means at No. 226, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.