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Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Cardinals.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Cardinals walked out of the weekend still thin at running back, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons.

Reaching for Rattler left real value on the table behind him. Smith-Wade at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the 4th overall pick they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Tyler Guyton
In No. 27 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
No drama and no debate, Darius Robinson went about where he belonged in slot 35. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie in pick No. 66 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick71 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran in Round 3, Pick 7 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick90 Rnd3 DeWayne Carter
A premium they did not need to pay, DeWayne Carter a notch or two before his time. It fills a real need, too.
Pick104 Rnd4 Spencer Rattler
Spencer Rattler in the Round 4 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick138 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade at pick 138 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick162 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Thomas at the 162nd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick186 Rnd6 Fabien Lovett
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Fabien Lovett. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick226 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
Sheridan Jones at pick 226 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.