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Draft Selections
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (ARI)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (ARI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (ARI)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (ARI)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (ARI)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (TEN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TEN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (TEN)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (LAC)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Players Gained
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Joey Bosa
LB
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Caelen Carson
CB
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Germaine Pratt
LB
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Jihad Ward
LB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA+
The Cardinals robbed the room for Belton. Final grade: A-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Anthony Belton, Round 5, Pick 14, roughly 33 picks past where he belonged. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. It is not that Burke is a bad player; it is that the Cardinals had louder needs to answer first.

Every board in the league had Alexander lower, and that gap is the story.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Zy Alexander and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick44 Rnd2 Zy Alexander
A reach for Zy Alexander in the 44th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick78 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 78 on Denzel Burke with quarterback, wide receiver and other spots unsolved.
Pick86 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A tidy bit of business in the 86th overall pick, where Tate Ratledge graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick102 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson is a better player than pick No. 102 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick119 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cam Skattebo at slot 119 is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cody Simon
The board had cheaper options than Cody Simon at Round 4, Pick 23, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick150 Rnd5 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III at the Round 5 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick153 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at pick 153 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick168 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Earnest Greene III in the 168th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.