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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ARI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (ARI)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Anthony Belton
OL North Carolina State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cardinals, and a B- to prove it.

There is a lot to like until you notice tight end is still a hole. The Cardinals never got to the one that mattered most.

That Polk pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick No. 3 they get a double-digit-sack hope. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick17 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In slot 17 they get a load in the middle at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
No drama and no debate, Edgerrin Cooper went about where he belonged in No. 35. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick67 Rnd3 Tyler Guyton
A clean, defensible pick in the 67th pick with a little surplus value in Tyler Guyton. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick73 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Fair-plus on Blake Corum, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick81 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk slid further than he should have, and the 81st overall pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Spencer Rattler
Spencer Rattler at the Round 4 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick133 Rnd4 Gabriel Murphy
Gabriel Murphy at Round 4, Pick 33 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick140 Rnd5 James Williams
A tidy bit of business in slot 140, where James Williams graded well above the range. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick165 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
They did well to land Ainias Smith in pick 165, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick198 Rnd6 Ricky Pearsall
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ricky Pearsall. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick224 Rnd7 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at Round 7, Pick 4 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jahdae Barron
No edge and no loss on Jahdae Barron in pick No. 227; it is a wash and a sensible one. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.