Three-Round Mock Draft: Cardinals Snag Their Prized Possession
ARIZONA -- The offseason has officially arrived for the Arizona Cardinals, which means it's time to pour ourselves into the endless abyss of mock drafts until the team takes the podium in Detroit just months down the line.
Though we'll likely rotate different mock draft machines through the offseason, this was completed on Pro Football Network's. You can try your own here.
With six picks in the first three rounds, the Cardinals can make some serious noise in the first two days of the draft.
Here's how this iteration turned out:
RD1, Pick 4: Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State
This feels like the slam-dunk pick, doesn't it?
Harrison Jr. fits the billing as an elite game-changer Arizona's offense desperately needs. Regardless of the status of Marquise Brown heading into free agency, the Cardinals would be wise to head to the podium and snag a receiver who checks every single box to help Kyler Murray and co. moving into the future.
RD1, Pick 21: Chop Robinson, EDGE, Penn State
The Cardinals desperately need help across the board on the defensive side of the ball, and perhaps the best athletic edge rusher in the country falls to them here at No. 21 in Robinson.
Who knows what the future holds for Zaven Collins - the newly converted OLB didn't make much of an impact in terms of reaching the quarterback, which won't keep him around long with the plans Jonathan Gannon and Nick Rallis have on the defensive side of the ball.
Robinson isn't huge (standing at 6-3, 250 lbs), though he's lightning-quick off the line and is considered to have the best bend and explosion/dip at his position.
RD2, Pick 35: Leonard Taylor, DL, Miami
As stated previously, the Cardinals simply need capable dudes on defense in order to right the ship. After snagging Robinson, we stay in the front seven and take the monstrous Leonard Taylor.
Taylor - another "athlete" for his position - excels at rushing the passer and can align nearly anywhere along the defensive line. Arizona rotates their defensive line heavily and Taylor's three-down prowess would be welcomed in the desert.
RD3, Pick 66: Josh Newton, CB, TCU
Newton isn't exactly the biggest corner on the board, though he has one attribute Jonathan Gannon covets: Speed.
Newton isn't quite elite in any category, though his speed/explosiveness gives him the tools to eventually develop into a solid contributor at his position.
Physical. Energetic. Sounds like a guy the Cardinals could use in a secondary that desperately needs help in every way. Newton would join a nucleus of young corners such as Garrett Williams and Kei'Trel Clark who hope to only get better.
RD3, Pick 71: Kiran Amegadjie, OT, Yale
Some in the draft community may find this to be a reach, though working under the assumption of Paris Johnson remaining on the right side moving forward, Amegadjie fits as the best left tackle on the board.
Admittedly so, tackle is likely a position Arizona could look to address earlier than here. However, Amegadjie is (say it with me) a solid athlete that has the tools to become a prominent left tackle in the league: Measurables and physicality.
RD3, Pick 86: Brandon Coleman, OG, TCU
There's been plenty of talk about who will play left tackle in the future - and rightfully so - but discourse hasn't quite been as loud at left guard, where the Cardinals utilized a handful of rotational pieces through 2023 with no formidable plan moving forward.
Insert Coleman, who has experience at both left guard and left tackle, though he's projected to stick inside when he makes the move to the next level.
Coleman is by no means considered a mauler, though he's more than capable of paving the way for James Conner in the rushing attack.
