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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (ARI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB
Grand theft in the 90th overall pick: the Cardinals steal Trotter Jr. and grade out a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jeremiah Trotter Jr., the Round 3 slot, roughly 23 picks past where he belonged.

The Carson pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, running back and other spots still on the board. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Reaching for Carson left real value on the table behind him.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a bendy edge with upside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the 27th pick they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick35 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin in pick No. 35 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick44 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
No drama and no debate, Cooper Beebe went about where he belonged in pick 44. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
A quiet steal in the 66th overall pick: Jermaine Burton for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at No. 71 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick77 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Caelen Carson while clear needs at quarterback, running back and other spots sat open.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in Round 3, Pick 27, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in the 104th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick112 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They paid sticker price for Cedric Gray in Round 4, Pick 12, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.