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Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ARI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesD+ FutureA+
Grand theft in the 104th overall pick: the Cardinals steal Bullock and grade out a B.

The Cardinals did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Calen Bullock fell into No. 104. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The Cardinals indulged a want in Carson while a need in quarterback, running back and other spots stayed open. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 10th overall pick they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the 27th pick they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cooper DeJean at pick No. 35 is the proof. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Nothing to complain about; Kingsley Suamataia went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick71 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier slipping to pick 71 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick90 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
Gabriel Murphy at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104 Rnd4 Calen Bullock
A safety of that caliber at No. 104 is the definition of value, full stop. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick105 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
A curious use of Round 4, Pick 5. Quarterback, running back and other spots needed the pick; a cornerback in Caelen Carson did not.
Pick110 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Christian Mahogany in the 110th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.