- Joined
- May 8, 2002
- Posts
- 440,035
- Reaction score
- 44
Based on what most expect for the Arizona Cardinals, when the 16th overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft rolls around and the Cardinals make their selection, they will be repeating at a position in the first round. The Cardinals are expected to take an interior defender/edge rusher, as they did with Darius Robinson last year in the first round.
But with the final mock draft of the first round by NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah, the Cardinals are projected to repeat at a different position in the first round.
Jeremiah projects the Cardinals will draft an Ohio State receiver for the second year in a row, taking receiver Emeka Egbuka 16th overall.
Receiver is a position of need, at least if you look at it on paper. The Cardinals don't believe it is an area they need to address that early and neither does quarterback Kyler Murray.
The Cardinals have spent all offseason improving the talent on defense, adding starters and depth to the defensive line, defensive edge and linebackers. Their pre-draft work has focused on the defensive side of the ball.
Receiver seems to be one of the ways the Cardinals actively will not go.
With defensive linemen Derrick Harmon and Walter Nolen, guard Tyler Booker, and even linebacker Jihaad Campbell on the board, they would most likely go in those directions, right?
And Booker, Nolen and Harmon are among the players Arizona Sports 98.7 FM's John Gambadoro says will be the players to know for the 16th pick.
There is a scenario in which Egbuka would be the pick.
If all their top guys are off the board and they aren't able to trade back, where he sits on their board might be too good to pass up, but aside from that, don't expect it.
Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: NFL mock draft: Daniel Jeremiah says Arizona Cardinals to take WR
Continue reading...
But with the final mock draft of the first round by NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah, the Cardinals are projected to repeat at a different position in the first round.
Jeremiah projects the Cardinals will draft an Ohio State receiver for the second year in a row, taking receiver Emeka Egbuka 16th overall.
Receiver is a position of need, at least if you look at it on paper. The Cardinals don't believe it is an area they need to address that early and neither does quarterback Kyler Murray.
The Cardinals have spent all offseason improving the talent on defense, adding starters and depth to the defensive line, defensive edge and linebackers. Their pre-draft work has focused on the defensive side of the ball.
Receiver seems to be one of the ways the Cardinals actively will not go.
With defensive linemen Derrick Harmon and Walter Nolen, guard Tyler Booker, and even linebacker Jihaad Campbell on the board, they would most likely go in those directions, right?
And Booker, Nolen and Harmon are among the players Arizona Sports 98.7 FM's John Gambadoro says will be the players to know for the 16th pick.
There is a scenario in which Egbuka would be the pick.
If all their top guys are off the board and they aren't able to trade back, where he sits on their board might be too good to pass up, but aside from that, don't expect it.
Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: NFL mock draft: Daniel Jeremiah says Arizona Cardinals to take WR
Continue reading...
