Cardinals Trade Down, Haul Stars in Mock Draft

0:00On April 5th, in this week's 7-round mock drafts him, the Arizona Cardinals pulled off a slick move, trading back from the third overall pick, and snagging a second first-rounder. They dealt with the Kansas City cheese, who jumped up from Miami-Edgerusher, Rubin Bain, Jr., and in return, Arizona grabbed the 9th and 29th picks. And 9 overall, they landed Miami offensive tackle Frances Maligua, a guy often mocked third to them, who can slide right in as the starting right. Tackle and bump Elijah Wilkinson inside or to the bench. Then they flipped the 29th spot with the Miami Dolphins for their 20-27th third-rounder, moving up to 30 for Ohio State. Defensive Tackle, Kate and McDonald, a 6-foot-3-326-pound beast with three-down potential. This haul beefs up the trenches big time, pairing McDonald with prospects like Walter Nolan and Darius Robinson for a nasty young defensive line.

1:00While Maligua locks down the right side and lets Paris, Johnson, Jr. stay at left tackle. Later rounds kept the value coming. Clemson Edge TJ Parker at 34, with double-digit sex potential, USC-wide-out Jacobi Lane at 65. A 6-foot-4-speedster with 16 touchdowns lately to stretch the field alongside Marvin Harrison, Jr. and Trey McBride, plus solid depth-like, Indiana linebacker Aiden Fischer, Washington corner Ephesians, Prysac, Miami quarterback Carson Beck, and Oregon running back, Noah Wittington. Overall it's a dream scenario of trading down without missing stars, building depth across the board and setting up a contender if the real draft, shakes out anything like this. NFL News Today, powered by AI Bringing You What Matters on Game Day, I'm Cory with the