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Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (ARI)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (ARI)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (ARI)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (ARI)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (LV)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (LV)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
The phones sank the Cardinals this weekend: C.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cardinals would have aced it. Zion Nelson at pick No. 169 is 80 spots clear of where he belonged. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The Cowing pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the Round 1 slot they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick21 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
A reach on Keon Coleman in slot 21; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at pick 34 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick46 Rnd2 Kalen King
Kalen King at Round 2, Pick 14 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick66 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Nothing to complain about; Leonard Taylor III went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick70 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
A clean, defensible pick in the 70th pick with a little surplus value in Sedrick Van Pran. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick85 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They paid sticker price for Brenden Rice in the 85th pick, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick102 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
They reached into another round for Donovan Jackson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick133 Rnd4 Donovan Edwards
They paid a round early for Donovan Edwards in pick No. 133, more than the board wanted. It fills a real need, too.
Pick139 Rnd5 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
Zion Tupuola-Fetui at No. 139 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick169 Rnd5 Zion Nelson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Zion Nelson in pick 169, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
A slide stopped in the Round 6 slot, with Jacob Cowing worth more than the price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick223 Rnd7 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander in Round 7, Pick 3 is fair value, right on his grade. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick226 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
A reach for Taulia Tagovailoa in slot 226; a little patience would have been rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.