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Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (ARI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (ARI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (ARI)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (ARI)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (LAR)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LAR)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TEN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jalen Berger Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jalen Berger
RB Michigan State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Treylon Burks
WR
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Easton Stick
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureA
The Cardinals checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The Cardinals treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick No. 67 on Bucky Irving a full 25 spots early.

The Hadden steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The Cardinals clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In No. 26 they get a weapon on the perimeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Nubin. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick36 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
A straight-up fair deal on Byron Murphy II at pick No. 36, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jermaine Burton
A premium they did not need to pay, Jermaine Burton a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick66 Rnd3 Trey Benson
By-the-book stuff, Trey Benson at the 66th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick67 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
Value said wait; Bucky Irving in Round 3, Pick 3 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in slot 71 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick104 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara at pick No. 104 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick106 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
A reach for Darius Robinson in pick 106; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick133 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at No. 133 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick141 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Nothing to complain about; Ben Sinnott went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick142 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at the 142nd overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick157 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
They took Joe Milton III at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick221 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
They liked Nathaniel Watson enough to skip the value, taking him in the 221st pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick225 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones in pick 225 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick227 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
They left a pile of value on the table to take Walter Rouse this early at the Round 7 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.