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2022 NFL Draft grades for all 32 teams: Who won the NFL Draft?

By Sayre Bedinger

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 28: Kayvon Thibodeaux poses onstage after being selected fifth by the New York Giants during round one of the 2022 NFL Draft on April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 28: Kayvon Thibodeaux poses onstage after being selected fifth by the New York Giants during round one of the 2022 NFL Draft on April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) /
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2022 NFL Draft
Marquise Brown speaks to fans during a watch party for fans at Cardinal Stadium on Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Glendale. Brown was traded to the Cardinals by the Ravens and was brought to Glendale for the draft party.Cardinalsdraft 04282022 At 005 /

Arizona Cardinals 2022 NFL Draft grade: B+

55. Trey McBride, TE, Colorado State
87. Cameron Thomas, DE, San Diego State
100. Myjai Sanders, EDGE, Cincinnati
201. Keaontay Ingram, RB, USC
215. Lecitus Smith, OL, Virginia Tech
244. Christian Matthew, CB, Valdosta State
256. Jesse Luketa, LB, Penn State
257. Marquis Hayes, OL, Oklahoma

Do we love the trade for Hollywood Brown?

I think the Cardinals should be very pleased with it because it makes Kyler Murray happy, which makes everyone in that organization happy.

Brown just hasn’t been consistent enough for me to be worth a first-round pick, and even with the Cardinals getting a pick back in addition to the first-rounder, I can’t help but feel like that was an overpay to keep Murray on their good graces.

At the end of the day, I applaud them for doing what it takes to keep their young QB happy, because that could keep the franchise in contention or sink the ship.

In round two, the Cardinals got one of the best values in Trey McBride to join recently re-signed Zach Ertz. I love that duo for them and you can’t help but love the all-around group of weapons the Cardinals have now assembled for Murray to spread the ball to.

Cameron Thomas and Myjai Sanders will play right away for Arizona, which lost Chandler Jones in free agency. Thomas might be playing more on the line than off the edge, so I think we could see them both playing together in 2022.

With some of their later picks, I feel like the Cardinals got solid value in Keaontay Ingram out of USC and Marquis Hayes later on.

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