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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (ARI)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (ARI)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (ARI)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (SF)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (SF)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Zay Jones
WR
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Cardinals robbed the room for All. Final grade: A.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Erick All, the No. 129 name on the board, stolen at No. 162. Little to argue with here, and the A says so.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They are betting Solomon proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Spending an early pick on OLB-EDGE with quarterback open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick 17 they get a long-term starter on the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at slot 23 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptive interior force, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Value with a capital V on Cooper DeJean in pick No. 35, a genuine coup. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick47 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
A tidy bit of business in the 47th pick, where Braden Fiske graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick63 Rnd2 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall in the 63rd overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick66 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at No. 66 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick71 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
Adisa Isaac slid further than he should have, and Round 3, Pick 7 is lovely value for the edge rusher. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick90 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went OLB-EDGE with Javon Solomon while clear needs at quarterback sat open.
Pick94 Rnd3 Renardo Green
The board fumbled Renardo Green all the way to pick No. 94, and they scooped it up. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick96 Rnd3 Theo Johnson
A conviction pick on Theo Johnson at the 96th pick that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick104 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
They paid up for Braelon Allen at the Round 4 slot when waiting would have done the job. The roster fit checks out.
Pick124 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at slot 124 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick135 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Jarvis Brownlee Jr. adds a cornerback and leaves quarterback untouched.
Pick138 Rnd5 Brennan Jackson
Brennan Jackson at No. 138 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick162 Rnd5 Erick All
Somehow Erick All was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 26, and they pounced on premier tight end value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick186 Rnd6 Sataoa Laumea
They barely believed it either: Sataoa Laumea still on the board at pick 186. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick226 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
A straight-up fair deal on Steele Chambers at No. 226, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.