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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (ARI)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Trajan Jeffcoat Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (ARI)
Trajan Jeffcoat
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Maye, and a B-, for the Cardinals.

The tape said wait; the Cardinals did not. Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint went at the 71st overall pick, a good 151 picks before the board was ready. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Drake Maye is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Landing McLachlan that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 4th overall pick they get their quarterback of the future. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jaylen Wright
They reached a country mile for Jaylen Wright at the 27th pick, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick43 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ja'Lynn Polk. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66 Rnd3 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Somehow Ja'Tavion Sanders was still sitting there in No. 66, and they pounced on premier tight end value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick71 Rnd3 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
A wild overpay on Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in the Round 3 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick82 Rnd3 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe at pick 82 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo in No. 90 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Sedrick Van Pran
A quiet steal in pick No. 104: Sedrick Van Pran for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick138 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in the 138th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick162 Rnd5 KT Leveston
This one needs a full-page explanation: KT Leveston in slot 162, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick191 Rnd6 Trajan Jeffcoat
Trajan Jeffcoat in the Round 6 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick226 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
They barely believed it either: Tanner McLachlan still on the board at Round 7, Pick 6. A need, and now a little less of one.