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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (ARI)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (ARI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ARI)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (ARI)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Benjamin Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Benjamin Yurosek
TE Stanford
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (LAC)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (LAC)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC- FutureA+
The Cardinals finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Cardinals spent their marquee pick on Jayden Daniels, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Yurosek has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 8th pick they get a long-term answer under center. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick17 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In pick 17 they get juice off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Rome Odunze
Steal is underselling it; Rome Odunze at Round 2, Pick 3 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A straight-up fair deal on Trey Benson at No. 67, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton at the Round 3 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick72 Rnd3 Luke Lachey
They talked themselves into Luke Lachey at slot 72, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick73 Rnd3 Cooper DeJean
Value with a capital V on Cooper DeJean in pick No. 73, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick81 Rnd3 Rod Moore
They paid sticker price for Rod Moore in the 81st overall pick, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick103 Rnd4 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau at the Round 4 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick133 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
They liked Sataoa Laumea enough to skip the value, taking him in the 133rd pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash at pick No. 140 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick144 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Khyree Jackson in slot 144. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick145 Rnd5 Sincere Haynesworth
Sincere Haynesworth in pick 145 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Layden Robinson this early at No. 165. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Tre Harris
You do not let a wide receiver like Tre Harris reach the 198th overall pick and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick224 Rnd7 Benjamin Yurosek
A wild overpay on Benjamin Yurosek in Round 7, Pick 4, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Moose Muhammad III
The board fumbled Moose Muhammad III all the way to pick No. 227, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.