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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Cardinals this weekend: B+.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Cardinals, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The Robinson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick No. 6 they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. in slot 27 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick35 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson is a better player than the Round 2 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at No. 47 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
A tidy little value on Kingsley Suamataia in Round 3, Pick 2, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
A slide stopped in the 69th pick, with Ricky Pearsall worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick71 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus in the 71st overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson at pick 90 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick104 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
They took Zak Zinter at par in the 104th pick, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.