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Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (ARI)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (ARI)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick 241: the Cardinals steal Rosemy-Jacksaint and grade out a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint got past him. The Cardinals do not have to explain a thing at No. 241.

Reaching for Jefferson left real value on the table behind him. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
Malik Nabers at the 4th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick27 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the Round 1 slot they get a problem off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in slot 35 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick66 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard in No. 66 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick71 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at pick 71 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick90 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A premium they did not need to pay, Leonard Taylor III a notch or two before his time. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Nothing to complain about; Audric Estime went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick137 Rnd5 Isaiah Adams
Isaiah Adams slipping to Round 5, Pick 1 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They reached a country mile for Jordan Jefferson at the 161st overall pick, and the board is aghast. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick188 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Caedan Wallace in the 188th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick222 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
They will replay Johnny Dixon at slot 222 for years; that is how good the value is. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick224 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
A reasonable price with a little left over, Michael Barrett in the Round 7 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick241 Rnd7 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint at pick No. 241 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.