Mitch
Crawled Through 5 FB Fields
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." Winston Churchill
Bruce Arians sees the opportunity in every difficulty. He has told his football team and the fans that he wants to win now.
"We have to win at home and win a few on the road" is BA's prescription.
When you listen to the various interviews MJ & Bickley have been conducting with players such as Carson Palmer, Drew Stanton, Rashard Mendenhall, Ryan Williams, Darnell Dockett, Calais Campbell, Jasper Brinkley, Lorenzo Alexander, Antoine Cason, Jerraud Powers and Rashad Johnson---you can hear the genuine excitement in their voices. These players are fired up.
BA and Steve Keim appear to be joined at the hip---they share a common vision and they have agreed on a formula.
So what can we expect from the upcoming draft?
My first instinct is to say: expect the unexpected.
The draft pundits and many of the fans here at ASFN expect the Cardinals to address the offensive line early and often in this draft.
However, when you listen to what BA and SK are saying about the offensive line---it does not appear to be one of their primary focuses in this draft.
BA has been touting LT Levi Brown as an "elite tackle" and while that truly appears to be an optimistic assessment of Brown's ability, it is not out of the realm of possibility when one considers that Brown is entering his prime, his body is fresh after a year on the sidelines, and the tapes of his last eight games suggest that he can perform at a very high level.
Just yesterday, Steve Keim predicted that RT Bobby Massie is going to have a "break-out year." Again, the last 8 game tapes of Massie suggest that Keim may be right on the money with his assessment.
Both BA and SK have been lauding Nate Potter for the improvement he showed down the stretch last year---and it really wasn't until he was inserted at LT that the offensive line started showing much needed improvement.
All of this would suggest that the Cardinals will not be drafting a tackle early on and quite possibly won't be drafting a tackle at all in this draft.
For insurance purposes, it would not be surprising if, following the draft, BA and SK sign T Max Starks to a one year deal.
Brown, Massie and Potter are locked up for the next several years.
At guard, with the recent signing of Chilo Rachal, there is considerable depth: Darryn Colledge, Adam Snyder, Senio Kelemete, Chilo Rachal, Mike Gibson and Jeremiah Warren.
While many scoff at Rachal's prospects, the Bears were 7-1 last year with Rachal starting at LG and proceeded to lose 4 of the next five games after he left the team for personal reasons. Not to say it was all because they lost Rachal, but it's an interesting juxtaposition nonetheless. Rachal is a mauler in the running game and if Harold Carmichael can iron out the kinks in Rachal's pass protection, Rachal could be a steal.
I realize there are a lot of could be's here----but, again, as confident as BA is in Harold Carmichael and Larry Zierlein, he sees opportunity in every difficulty here.
Therefore, I do not see the Cardinals taking a guard at #7.
What I do see is them taking a versatile prospect who can play center or guard. If Travis Frederick, 6-4, 335 of Wisconsin is still available at #69, I think he will garner a great deal of consideration. Ditto for Barrett Jones, 6-4, 300 of Alabama.
But what I think BA and SK would prefer to do is wait until the #104 pick in the hope that Brian Schwenke, 6-3, 307 of California or David Quessenberry, 6-5, 294 of San Jose St. is available.
Those are the two offensive linemen the Cardinals are targeting, imo.
BA has said he wants a "difference maker" at #7.
First of all, I think there's a 50/50 chance that if the Cardinals got a good offer to move down and add extra picks, they will. It all depends on what players are still available at #7. if a player they absolutely love is there---they will stay put. Otherwise, I would expect them to move down, assuming they have a good opportunity to.
Regardless, I believe that the first round pick will be a pass rusher or an offensive skill player....someone from this list:
OLB Jarvis Jones, Georgia
OLB Dion Jordan, Oregon
OLB Ziggy Ansah, BYU
OLB Bjoern Werner, Florida St.
DT/DE Sheldon Richardson
DE Datone Jones, UCLA
DE Margus Hunt, SMU
WR Tavon Austin, West Virginia
WR Cordarelle Patterson, Tennessee
WR DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson
TE Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame
This list of "difference makers" makes it all the more feasible for the Cardinals to trade down in this draft, should they elect to.
What about QB?
Much will depend on what BA and SK intend to do with Brian Hoyer.
See---unless a team is willing to trade a 5th rounder for Hoyer, which at this point seems doubtful---I think they would be wise to keep Hoyer, for two reasons: (1) they may wind up liking him more than they even imagine right now; (2) his trade value should be at its highest near the trading deadline, when teams with injured QBs need to pick up another QB.
If the plan is to keep Hoyer---there is no sense drafting a QB this year because you cannot afford to keep 4 QBs on the roster. Plus, next year's draft is much stronger at the QB position.
What about CB?
The depth that BA and SK added this off-season in Cason, Powers and Magee, to go with Peterson, Fleming and Bethel indicates that drafting a CB this year is not a pressing need.
What about S?
Well, the Cardinals have said all along that they want to draft a safety, and without question, they will. The only thing that is a little surprising to me is why they feel Justin Bethel is better suited to play CB. Bethel has added impressive muscle to his frame this off-season---he played well at SS in college and seems naturally instinctive at safety.
The question is where the Cardinals will draft a safety.
The good news is that this is the best and deepest draft for safeties in eons.
They conducted a private workout with Jonathan Cyprien, 6-0, 209, of FIU and if he is still on the board at #38, they will have to decide whether to take him or a TE like Zach Ertz or Gavin Escobar at that spot.
I think they go TE at #38 because they get an instant starter there at a key position in BA's offense.
But this is why adding extra picks is attractive in this draft.
The Cardinals have also had Tyrann Mathieu in for a private workout---and while he wouldn't be a starting FS---he would be a valuable nickel CB and FS.
My best guess is that the Cardinals may wait until the 5th round, pick #140, to take a safety---and there will still be plenty of good ones on the board at that spot:
Duke Williams, Nevada
Daimon Stafford, Nebraska
Bacarri Rambo, Georgia
Zeke Motta, Notre Dame
Phillip Thomas, Freson St.
T.J. McDonald, USC
Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma
Robert Lester, Alabama
J.J. Wilcox, Georgia Southern
John Boyett, Oregon
Shmarko Thomas, Syracuse
Shaun Williams, Georgia
Ray Ray Armstrong, Miami
Earl Wolff, NC State
What this list suggests and yes, Rambo, Thomas and McDonald may very will be off the board by #140---but maybe not---is that the Cardinals would still be able to draft a very good safety in the 6th round at #174, of they wanted to wait until then.
What about an ILB?
Now---this suddenly is a position the Cardinals have to address, because they really had little depth behind Daryl Washington at WILB to begin with---and what the Cardinals need is a 3 down player who can be the nickel LB. Colin Parker has a shot...but we need to draft another player.
To me that player is Kiko Alonzo, 6-3, 242, Oregon. The Cardinals have had him in for a private workout, and starting with pick #69 he will be given very strong consideration.
In terms of a later round pick, the Cardinals have had Brandon Magee, 6-0, 236 of Arizona St. in for a private workout. He's a real sleeper and could help the Cardinals in a variety of ways, but doesn't seem to be suited to play WILB.
Other WILBs I was impressed with in regular season and post-season play:
Arthur Brown, Kansas St.
A.J. Klein, Iowa St.
Zaviar Gooden, Missouri
Jelani Jenkins, Florida
Sio Moore, Connecticut
Jake Knott, Iowa St.
Khaseem Greene, Rutgers
Jonathan Bostic, Florida
Vince Williams, Florida St.
Nick Clancy, Boston College
Having watched all of Clancy's games at BC, I was amazed at how well he stepped into Luke Keuchly's role at BC this past year. Clancy has good size too at 6-2, 240.
What about RB?
One of the major reason why I want the Cardinals to move down is to get an extra pick to take RB Montee Ball, 5-11, 210, of Wisconsin. BA likes his RBs to be able to hammer the ball inside and have enough speed to burst through openings---I just love how instinctive and tough Ball is...and I think he fits BA's proto-type RB very well.
At this point with all the other needs, unless the Cardinals do pick up extra picks, it may be hard to pick a RB until rounds 6 or 7. Two later-round RB prospects the Cardinals have met with are Latavius Murray of Central Florida and Derrick Washington of Tuskegee.
The Cardinals are also apparently very high on Christine Michael of Texas A&M...which in light of his character issues, despite his natural talents, is a tad surprising. Steve Keim typically is big on high-character players.
But to me that's OK because I happen to like the #3 RB William Powell a lot----and I think he is going to enamor himself to BA and his staff.
However, if we could find a way to add Montee Ball, I would be ecstatic.
To me, if he's there at #69 I'd take him.
What about WR?
WR is a definite need, believe it or not. First of all, Andre Roberts is one year from free agency. Secondly, the only depth WRs behind Fitz, Floyd and Roberts are LaRon Byrd and Kerry Taylor.
Steve Keim has been watching tapes of WR Tavon Austin and said so on Doug and Wolf.
I think Austin will be a top 6 pick.
The Cardinals have had Markus Wheaton, 5-11, 183, of Oregon St, in for a private workout and would have top hope he's still on the board at #69. Wheaton has been getting strong attention from a number of clubs including the Pats.
The Cardinals met with late round prospect Dan Buckner of Arizona at the East-West Shrine game.
The needs for a speedy slot WR is strong. Perhaps one of the following could be an option:
Ace Sanders, South Carolina
Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech
Robert Woods, USC
Stedman Bailey, West Virginia
Ryan Swope, Texas A&M
Kenny Stills, Oklahoma
Josh Boyce, TCU
Denard Robinson, Michigan
T.J. Moe, Missouri (good call Mad Card!)
Darius Johnson, SMU
Marquise Goodwin, Texas
Two outside burners:
Corey Fuller, Virginai Tech
Tavarres King, Georgia
Touch possession types:
Chris Harper, Kansas St.
Aaron Dobson, Marshall
Da'Rick Rogers, Tennessee Tech
Aaron Mellette, Elon
Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas
Tyrone Goard, Eastern Kentucky
Jasper Collins, Mt. Union
Conner Vernon, Duke
Alec Lemon, Syracuse
Mark Harrison, Rutgers
What about TE?
First of all, i don't think BA will want to use Anthony Sherman as an h-back, so it is quite possible and perhaps even likely that the Cardinals will trade Sherman. Sherman has value as a good FB and very good ST player. I could see the Chargers offering a 5th (#145) or a 6th (#179) for Sherman. Other teams like the Bears might be interested as well.
The biggest and most intriguing question I have is just how high BA and SK has Tyler Eifert of Notre Dame rated. If the Cardinals do trade down from #7, Eifert could be a reason why.
As stated previously, Zach Ertz (Stanford) and Gavin Escobar (San Diego St.) and possibly even Travis Kelce (Cincinnati) could be very much in play at #38.
But the sleeper in this draft for the Cardinals is Nick Kasa (6-6, 271, Colorado) who is a converted DE who has outstanding speed for his size, but is just learning the craft. His senior stats: 25/391/15.5/3 tds. The Cardinals had Kasa in for a private workout, so he is very much in consideration on Day 3 of the draft.
Prediction?
When all is said and done I think the Cardinals will have 8-9 picks and it will go something like this:
1. Dion Jordan, OLB, Oregon or Jarvis Jones, Georgia
2. Zach Ertz, TE, Stanford or Gavin Escobar, San Diego St.
3. Markus Wheaton, WR, Oregon St. or Robert Woods, USC
4. Brian Schwenke, C, California or David Quessenberry, San Jose St.
5. Kiko Alonzo, WILB, Oregon or Zaviar Gooden, Missouri
6. Nick Kasa, TE, Colorado or Michael Williams, Alabama
7. J.J. Wilcox, SS, Georgia Southern or Schmarko Thomas, Syracuse or Earl Wolff, NC State
8. Robert Lester, FS, Alabama
9. Latavius Murray, RB, Central Florida
Possible UCFA's:
Dan Bucker, WR, Arizona
Brandon Magee, LB, Arizona St.
Derrick Washington, RB, Tuskegee
Colby Cameron, QB, Louisiana Tech
Matt Brown, QB, Illinois St.
Lanear Sampson, WR, Baylor
Luke Wilson, TE, Rice
Vince Painter, T, Virgina Tech
Garrett Gilkey, T/G, Chadron St.
James Ferentz, C, Iowa
Travis Chappalear, OLB/DE, NW Missouri St.
Anthony McCloud, DT, Florida St.
Jonathan Stewart, ILB, Texas A&M
Devonte Holloman, OLB, South Carolina
Demetrius McCray, CB, Appalachian St.
Bradley McDougald, FS, Kansas
This is Steve Keim's first draft as GM and I think we will be very impressed with what he does. BA will have his stamp on this draft as well, but Keim is pulling the strings and, imo, he and these new feisty Cardinals will shine in Keim Time. GO CARDINALS!
Bruce Arians sees the opportunity in every difficulty. He has told his football team and the fans that he wants to win now.
"We have to win at home and win a few on the road" is BA's prescription.
When you listen to the various interviews MJ & Bickley have been conducting with players such as Carson Palmer, Drew Stanton, Rashard Mendenhall, Ryan Williams, Darnell Dockett, Calais Campbell, Jasper Brinkley, Lorenzo Alexander, Antoine Cason, Jerraud Powers and Rashad Johnson---you can hear the genuine excitement in their voices. These players are fired up.
BA and Steve Keim appear to be joined at the hip---they share a common vision and they have agreed on a formula.
So what can we expect from the upcoming draft?
My first instinct is to say: expect the unexpected.
The draft pundits and many of the fans here at ASFN expect the Cardinals to address the offensive line early and often in this draft.
However, when you listen to what BA and SK are saying about the offensive line---it does not appear to be one of their primary focuses in this draft.
BA has been touting LT Levi Brown as an "elite tackle" and while that truly appears to be an optimistic assessment of Brown's ability, it is not out of the realm of possibility when one considers that Brown is entering his prime, his body is fresh after a year on the sidelines, and the tapes of his last eight games suggest that he can perform at a very high level.
Just yesterday, Steve Keim predicted that RT Bobby Massie is going to have a "break-out year." Again, the last 8 game tapes of Massie suggest that Keim may be right on the money with his assessment.
Both BA and SK have been lauding Nate Potter for the improvement he showed down the stretch last year---and it really wasn't until he was inserted at LT that the offensive line started showing much needed improvement.
All of this would suggest that the Cardinals will not be drafting a tackle early on and quite possibly won't be drafting a tackle at all in this draft.
For insurance purposes, it would not be surprising if, following the draft, BA and SK sign T Max Starks to a one year deal.
Brown, Massie and Potter are locked up for the next several years.
At guard, with the recent signing of Chilo Rachal, there is considerable depth: Darryn Colledge, Adam Snyder, Senio Kelemete, Chilo Rachal, Mike Gibson and Jeremiah Warren.
While many scoff at Rachal's prospects, the Bears were 7-1 last year with Rachal starting at LG and proceeded to lose 4 of the next five games after he left the team for personal reasons. Not to say it was all because they lost Rachal, but it's an interesting juxtaposition nonetheless. Rachal is a mauler in the running game and if Harold Carmichael can iron out the kinks in Rachal's pass protection, Rachal could be a steal.
I realize there are a lot of could be's here----but, again, as confident as BA is in Harold Carmichael and Larry Zierlein, he sees opportunity in every difficulty here.
Therefore, I do not see the Cardinals taking a guard at #7.
What I do see is them taking a versatile prospect who can play center or guard. If Travis Frederick, 6-4, 335 of Wisconsin is still available at #69, I think he will garner a great deal of consideration. Ditto for Barrett Jones, 6-4, 300 of Alabama.
But what I think BA and SK would prefer to do is wait until the #104 pick in the hope that Brian Schwenke, 6-3, 307 of California or David Quessenberry, 6-5, 294 of San Jose St. is available.
Those are the two offensive linemen the Cardinals are targeting, imo.
BA has said he wants a "difference maker" at #7.
First of all, I think there's a 50/50 chance that if the Cardinals got a good offer to move down and add extra picks, they will. It all depends on what players are still available at #7. if a player they absolutely love is there---they will stay put. Otherwise, I would expect them to move down, assuming they have a good opportunity to.
Regardless, I believe that the first round pick will be a pass rusher or an offensive skill player....someone from this list:
OLB Jarvis Jones, Georgia
OLB Dion Jordan, Oregon
OLB Ziggy Ansah, BYU
OLB Bjoern Werner, Florida St.
DT/DE Sheldon Richardson
DE Datone Jones, UCLA
DE Margus Hunt, SMU
WR Tavon Austin, West Virginia
WR Cordarelle Patterson, Tennessee
WR DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson
TE Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame
This list of "difference makers" makes it all the more feasible for the Cardinals to trade down in this draft, should they elect to.
What about QB?
Much will depend on what BA and SK intend to do with Brian Hoyer.
See---unless a team is willing to trade a 5th rounder for Hoyer, which at this point seems doubtful---I think they would be wise to keep Hoyer, for two reasons: (1) they may wind up liking him more than they even imagine right now; (2) his trade value should be at its highest near the trading deadline, when teams with injured QBs need to pick up another QB.
If the plan is to keep Hoyer---there is no sense drafting a QB this year because you cannot afford to keep 4 QBs on the roster. Plus, next year's draft is much stronger at the QB position.
What about CB?
The depth that BA and SK added this off-season in Cason, Powers and Magee, to go with Peterson, Fleming and Bethel indicates that drafting a CB this year is not a pressing need.
What about S?
Well, the Cardinals have said all along that they want to draft a safety, and without question, they will. The only thing that is a little surprising to me is why they feel Justin Bethel is better suited to play CB. Bethel has added impressive muscle to his frame this off-season---he played well at SS in college and seems naturally instinctive at safety.
The question is where the Cardinals will draft a safety.
The good news is that this is the best and deepest draft for safeties in eons.
They conducted a private workout with Jonathan Cyprien, 6-0, 209, of FIU and if he is still on the board at #38, they will have to decide whether to take him or a TE like Zach Ertz or Gavin Escobar at that spot.
I think they go TE at #38 because they get an instant starter there at a key position in BA's offense.
But this is why adding extra picks is attractive in this draft.
The Cardinals have also had Tyrann Mathieu in for a private workout---and while he wouldn't be a starting FS---he would be a valuable nickel CB and FS.
My best guess is that the Cardinals may wait until the 5th round, pick #140, to take a safety---and there will still be plenty of good ones on the board at that spot:
Duke Williams, Nevada
Daimon Stafford, Nebraska
Bacarri Rambo, Georgia
Zeke Motta, Notre Dame
Phillip Thomas, Freson St.
T.J. McDonald, USC
Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma
Robert Lester, Alabama
J.J. Wilcox, Georgia Southern
John Boyett, Oregon
Shmarko Thomas, Syracuse
Shaun Williams, Georgia
Ray Ray Armstrong, Miami
Earl Wolff, NC State
What this list suggests and yes, Rambo, Thomas and McDonald may very will be off the board by #140---but maybe not---is that the Cardinals would still be able to draft a very good safety in the 6th round at #174, of they wanted to wait until then.
What about an ILB?
Now---this suddenly is a position the Cardinals have to address, because they really had little depth behind Daryl Washington at WILB to begin with---and what the Cardinals need is a 3 down player who can be the nickel LB. Colin Parker has a shot...but we need to draft another player.
To me that player is Kiko Alonzo, 6-3, 242, Oregon. The Cardinals have had him in for a private workout, and starting with pick #69 he will be given very strong consideration.
In terms of a later round pick, the Cardinals have had Brandon Magee, 6-0, 236 of Arizona St. in for a private workout. He's a real sleeper and could help the Cardinals in a variety of ways, but doesn't seem to be suited to play WILB.
Other WILBs I was impressed with in regular season and post-season play:
Arthur Brown, Kansas St.
A.J. Klein, Iowa St.
Zaviar Gooden, Missouri
Jelani Jenkins, Florida
Sio Moore, Connecticut
Jake Knott, Iowa St.
Khaseem Greene, Rutgers
Jonathan Bostic, Florida
Vince Williams, Florida St.
Nick Clancy, Boston College
Having watched all of Clancy's games at BC, I was amazed at how well he stepped into Luke Keuchly's role at BC this past year. Clancy has good size too at 6-2, 240.
What about RB?
One of the major reason why I want the Cardinals to move down is to get an extra pick to take RB Montee Ball, 5-11, 210, of Wisconsin. BA likes his RBs to be able to hammer the ball inside and have enough speed to burst through openings---I just love how instinctive and tough Ball is...and I think he fits BA's proto-type RB very well.
At this point with all the other needs, unless the Cardinals do pick up extra picks, it may be hard to pick a RB until rounds 6 or 7. Two later-round RB prospects the Cardinals have met with are Latavius Murray of Central Florida and Derrick Washington of Tuskegee.
The Cardinals are also apparently very high on Christine Michael of Texas A&M...which in light of his character issues, despite his natural talents, is a tad surprising. Steve Keim typically is big on high-character players.
But to me that's OK because I happen to like the #3 RB William Powell a lot----and I think he is going to enamor himself to BA and his staff.
However, if we could find a way to add Montee Ball, I would be ecstatic.
To me, if he's there at #69 I'd take him.
What about WR?
WR is a definite need, believe it or not. First of all, Andre Roberts is one year from free agency. Secondly, the only depth WRs behind Fitz, Floyd and Roberts are LaRon Byrd and Kerry Taylor.
Steve Keim has been watching tapes of WR Tavon Austin and said so on Doug and Wolf.
I think Austin will be a top 6 pick.
The Cardinals have had Markus Wheaton, 5-11, 183, of Oregon St, in for a private workout and would have top hope he's still on the board at #69. Wheaton has been getting strong attention from a number of clubs including the Pats.
The Cardinals met with late round prospect Dan Buckner of Arizona at the East-West Shrine game.
The needs for a speedy slot WR is strong. Perhaps one of the following could be an option:
Ace Sanders, South Carolina
Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech
Robert Woods, USC
Stedman Bailey, West Virginia
Ryan Swope, Texas A&M
Kenny Stills, Oklahoma
Josh Boyce, TCU
Denard Robinson, Michigan
T.J. Moe, Missouri (good call Mad Card!)
Darius Johnson, SMU
Marquise Goodwin, Texas
Two outside burners:
Corey Fuller, Virginai Tech
Tavarres King, Georgia
Touch possession types:
Chris Harper, Kansas St.
Aaron Dobson, Marshall
Da'Rick Rogers, Tennessee Tech
Aaron Mellette, Elon
Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas
Tyrone Goard, Eastern Kentucky
Jasper Collins, Mt. Union
Conner Vernon, Duke
Alec Lemon, Syracuse
Mark Harrison, Rutgers
What about TE?
First of all, i don't think BA will want to use Anthony Sherman as an h-back, so it is quite possible and perhaps even likely that the Cardinals will trade Sherman. Sherman has value as a good FB and very good ST player. I could see the Chargers offering a 5th (#145) or a 6th (#179) for Sherman. Other teams like the Bears might be interested as well.
The biggest and most intriguing question I have is just how high BA and SK has Tyler Eifert of Notre Dame rated. If the Cardinals do trade down from #7, Eifert could be a reason why.
As stated previously, Zach Ertz (Stanford) and Gavin Escobar (San Diego St.) and possibly even Travis Kelce (Cincinnati) could be very much in play at #38.
But the sleeper in this draft for the Cardinals is Nick Kasa (6-6, 271, Colorado) who is a converted DE who has outstanding speed for his size, but is just learning the craft. His senior stats: 25/391/15.5/3 tds. The Cardinals had Kasa in for a private workout, so he is very much in consideration on Day 3 of the draft.
Prediction?
When all is said and done I think the Cardinals will have 8-9 picks and it will go something like this:
1. Dion Jordan, OLB, Oregon or Jarvis Jones, Georgia
2. Zach Ertz, TE, Stanford or Gavin Escobar, San Diego St.
3. Markus Wheaton, WR, Oregon St. or Robert Woods, USC
4. Brian Schwenke, C, California or David Quessenberry, San Jose St.
5. Kiko Alonzo, WILB, Oregon or Zaviar Gooden, Missouri
6. Nick Kasa, TE, Colorado or Michael Williams, Alabama
7. J.J. Wilcox, SS, Georgia Southern or Schmarko Thomas, Syracuse or Earl Wolff, NC State
8. Robert Lester, FS, Alabama
9. Latavius Murray, RB, Central Florida
Possible UCFA's:
Dan Bucker, WR, Arizona
Brandon Magee, LB, Arizona St.
Derrick Washington, RB, Tuskegee
Colby Cameron, QB, Louisiana Tech
Matt Brown, QB, Illinois St.
Lanear Sampson, WR, Baylor
Luke Wilson, TE, Rice
Vince Painter, T, Virgina Tech
Garrett Gilkey, T/G, Chadron St.
James Ferentz, C, Iowa
Travis Chappalear, OLB/DE, NW Missouri St.
Anthony McCloud, DT, Florida St.
Jonathan Stewart, ILB, Texas A&M
Devonte Holloman, OLB, South Carolina
Demetrius McCray, CB, Appalachian St.
Bradley McDougald, FS, Kansas
This is Steve Keim's first draft as GM and I think we will be very impressed with what he does. BA will have his stamp on this draft as well, but Keim is pulling the strings and, imo, he and these new feisty Cardinals will shine in Keim Time. GO CARDINALS!
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