This mock draft analyzes the Arizona Cardinals' potential needs for the 2025 NFL Draft, emphasizing the importance of bolstering their defensive line. With a focus on the edge rusher position, the draft scenario highlights Mykel Williams as a potential target.
It’s mock draft season and the Arizona Cardinals are ready to start planning a full-draft strategy for the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft. Arizona isn’t entirely out of the playoff picture yet, but they have a lot of work to do to get there.The 2024 Cardinals had success on both sides of the ball, but an influx of talent and youth is necessary to build off a successful season.
Their primary need should be addressing the defensive side of the ball and the 2025 draft class is particularly deep in that area. Arizona currently only possesses six picks for the upcoming draft, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Monti Ossenfort plays the board to get more capital. However, in these full seven-round mock drafts we play with what we’re given. Six picks, including what is currently projected to be the 17th overall selection is the ammo we have and I think we added several starters along with some depth to push the guys ahead of them.17. Mykel Williams, Edge Rusher, Georgia Stop me if you’ve heard this before – the Cardinals' pass rush is overachieving thanks to great play calling from Nick Rallis and Jonathan Gannon. They truly have, with 36 sacks and counting. Myself, I believed this Cardinals team would have fewer than 20 sacks based off injuries and that’s clearly been wrong… but it’s not sustainable. The Cardinals must add depth to the edge rusher spot, but they also need to find an ace to anchor the rush. Williams is a project in some eyes, but I am coming closer to the belief that he just needs a better scheme than what he has at Georgia, as insane as that sounds, plus some extra magic to be 100% healthy. Williams is phenomenal and a near clone of former top-overall pick Travon Walker. The ceiling is just as high and I believe he could start his career ahead of where Walker was.The secondary is slowly gaining some confidence and the players that Arizona has are beginning to find some niche roles that have led to an overachieving uni
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