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    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Cardinals reached some 82 spots for Tanor Bortolini, and value like that does not grow back. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Bell falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the 4th pick they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry at No. 27 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick35 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice in slot 35 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick66 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at the 66th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick71 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Mekhi Wingo well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick90 Rnd3 Christian Jones
Value said wait; Christian Jones in pick 90 says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tanor Bortolini
They reached a country mile for Tanor Bortolini at the 104th pick, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick138 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They talked themselves into Ty'Ron Hopper at the Round 5 slot, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
A slide stopped in pick 162, with Jacob Cowing worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jaheim Bell
They robbed the room for Jaheim Bell here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick226 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
A wild overpay on Taulia Tagovailoa in pick No. 226, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.