An ideal first three rounds for the Arizona Cardinals in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Happy Friday one and all.
The Arizona Cardinals and the rest of the NFL are in Indianapolis for the 2025 NFL Combine, and with that comes a bunch of great information.
It also comes with fun 2025 NFL Mock Draft information and PFF gave an ideal three-round haul for the 2025 NFL Draft.
From PFF:
Arizona Cardinals: EDGE Mykel Williams, Dl Omarr Norman-Lott, ILB Chris Paul Jr.
Arizona boasts the fifth-most cap space in the NFL at ~$76 million, and much of that will likely be invested in the team’s defense. Even then, the Cardinals will need to acquire young, blue-chip building blocks, particularly along a defensive line that finished 30th in PFF pass-rushing grade.
Williams underwhelmed a bit in 2024 with only a 70.7 PFF pass-rushing grade, but he’s still just 26 years old and has a freakish build with a high ceiling. Norman-Lott’s 18.9% pass-rush win rate was the best among all interior defenders with 130 or more pass-rushing snaps. Paul finished the year as the fifth-highest-graded linebacker among qualifiers (87.3), and his 4.5% missed tackle rate would help fill the void left by pending free agent Kyzir White.
The positions would be ideal, we can have conversations about the players, but with free agency still looming, this is a homerun draft from the view of positions.
I actually like all three as well, but we will know more after this week.