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Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (ARI)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (ARI)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Daijahn Anthony Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (ARI)
Daijahn Anthony
CB Mississippi
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cardinals: B-.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Cardinals walked out of the weekend still thin at quarterback, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Tyler Guyton
In slot 27 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
No edge and no loss on Darius Robinson in the 35th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick66 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
A straight-up fair deal on Bralen Trice at pick No. 66, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick71 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at pick 71 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick90 Rnd3 Javon Baker
Javon Baker in No. 90 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick105 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cole Bishop. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick137 Rnd5 Kalen King
Kalen King at Round 5, Pick 1 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick161 Rnd5 Anthony Gould
They paid sticker price for Anthony Gould in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick188 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
By-the-book stuff, Tahj Washington at slot 188 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick222 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at pick No. 222 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick224 Rnd7 Myles Cole
No drama and no debate, Myles Cole went about where he belonged in Round 7, Pick 4. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick241 Rnd7 Daijahn Anthony
Daijahn Anthony in No. 241 is fair value, right on his grade. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.