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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (ARI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC FutureA+
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cardinals: B.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cardinals took Caelen Carson at pick No. 71, roughly 23 spots before his name belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

With quarterback, tight end and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
They took Rome Odunze at par in the 9th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the 27th overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A clean, defensible pick in pick 35 with a little surplus value in Jackson Powers-Johnson. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick66 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
Nothing to complain about; Bralen Trice went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick71 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
A real head-scratcher, Caelen Carson in No. 71 is miles ahead of his ranking. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick90 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
They liked Christian Mahogany enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 90. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in Round 4, Pick 4 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, tight end and other spots to take Jarvis Brownlee Jr., a cornerback that was not the priority.