One year after making 12 selections in the NFL draft — more than any other team — the Arizona Cardinals have just five picks this year. They traded their sixth-rounder to Denver for Baron Browning at the deadline and previously sent their seventh-rounder to Carolina to acquire Robbie Anderson.

The Cardinals currently have Jonah Williams under contract and he has $2.5 million in guaranteed salary for injury, but he is due a $1.5 million roster bonus and that $2.5 million becomes fully guaranteed on March 16. He is coming off a knee injury, so it is not yet known whether he could be medically cleared by March 16.

The Arizona Cardinals will be drafting dead in the center of the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, as they possess the No. 16 overall pick. There's plenty of directions they could go with it, but in his first mock of the season,

The Arizona Cardinals have a number of needs they should address in the 2025 NFL draft. Their biggest need is at outside linebacker for a premier pass rusher. However, with other needs and depending on how the actual draft plays out,

The Cardinals have something going with Dante Stills at defensive tackle, but he needs a partner in crime. Perhaps more importantly, the Cardinals need beef in the middle and the 6’3 and 305lbs Nolen has just that.

The Cardinals were predicted to use each of their first three picks on defense in Athlon Sports' latest mock draft.

With the 16th pick in the first round, he projects Georgia defender Jalon Walker to the Cardinals. Walker is a bit undersized as an edge rusher, but he offers an intriguing mix of length, explosiveness and playmaking ability.

ARIZONA -- It's officially mock draft season for the Arizona Cardinals, who have a world of possibilities with the 16th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Arizona could opt to fix a few different positions, though they're heavily favored to address the defensive side of the ball with their earliest of five total picks.

Jalon Walker, a linebacker from Georgia, fell to the Arizona Cardinals at No. 16 in NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah's first mock draft.