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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cardinals: B-.

The Joe Milton III selection is the head-turner. The Cardinals reached 54 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Getting Newton where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The Solomon pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, running back and other spots.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In slot 4 they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In pick No. 27 they get a run-stuffing presence up front, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at the 35th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick66 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They took Cooper Beebe at par in the 66th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Kamari Lassiter
Kamari Lassiter in pick 71 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick90 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Calen Bullock. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick104 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
A surprising call. With edge rusher, running back and other spots still to address, they spent No. 104 on Javon Solomon, an OLB-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick138 Rnd5 Elijah Jones
No edge and no loss on Elijah Jones in Round 5, Pick 2; it is a wash and a sensible one. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick162 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at the Round 5 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Josh Newton
They will replay Josh Newton at the 186th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
A quiet steal in pick No. 226: Jalen Coker for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.