Arizona Cardinals Mock Draft Roundup 3.0

Throughout the year and leading up to the 2024 NFL Draft, we will update our Arizona Cardinals Mock Draft Roundup showing picks for the Arizona Cardinals from several prominent sites and draft analysts.

The following are picks in recent mock drafts for the Arizona Cardinals:

ESPN - Mel Kiper (2/28)

4. Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State

If the first three picks break this way, I suspect the Cardinals will rush their selection to the podium. Harrison is an elite wide receiver prospect with all the tools to be a future All-Pro. But unlike in usual drafts, when most trades up into the top five are for quarterbacks, I wonder if teams might try to trade up for Harrison. Would Arizona be able to pass up, for instance, a 2025 first-round pick to move down nine spots with Las Vegas? I'm not saying it would be able to get that haul, but it'd have to consider a deal if it did, right? The looming question is: Are the Cardinals a wide receiver away from contending?

Luckily, this doesn't have to be decided today. Harrison would slot in perfectly as Kyler Murray's No. 1 target, and Arizona also has the Texans' first-round pick at No. 27.

27. Darius Robinson, IDL, Missouri

I moved Robinson into my Big Board after the Senior Bowl in early February. He was one of the best prospects during practices, showing lightning-quick get-off at the snap and power in one-on-one pass-rush drills, all at 286 pounds. And when I went back to study his 2023 tape, you can see his performance was no fluke. Robinson put up 8.5 sacks and 35 total pressures. He's a fit for teams that run a 4-3 base scheme.

Arizona's defense had a rough 2023, ranking 32nd in QBR allowed (57.3) and rushing yards allowed per game (143.2) and 30th in sacks (33). The franchise should devote this second Round 1 pick -- which was acquired from Houston's trade up last April -- to the front seven.

The Athletic - CFB Writers (2/27)

4. Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State

Kyler Murray hasn't had a true WR1 since DeAndre Hopkins left, and this is an easy selection for the Cardinals. Harrison is arguably the best player in the draft class and probably would've been the No. 1 receiver in 2023 had he been able to turn pro a year ago. He can do it all, as evidenced by his consecutive seasons with 1,200-plus receiving yards and 14 touchdowns. — Chris Vannini

27. Chop Robinson, EDGE, Penn State

The Cardinals could use some edge-rushing speed, and Robinson provides that. He battled some injuries in 2023 and only posted four sacks, but he could run a sub.-4.5-second 40-yard dash at the combine and raise some more eyebrows. The physical tools are all there. — Vannini

MORE: Continue reading our 2024 Arizona Cardinals Mock Draft Roundup


2023 NFL Power Rankings: Arizona Cardinals

Throughout the 2023 NFL season, we will compile a consensus NFL Power Rankings that averages the rankings of all 32 NFL teams.

Below you will find a Week 18 roundup for the Arizona Cardinals in our consensus 2023 NFL Power Rankings.

ESPN -- Rank: 29

Biggest offseason contract to watch: WR Marquise Brown

The Cardinals picked up Brown's fifth-year option for this season and paid him $13.4 million but did not give him the long-term contract he wanted. However, an injury-riddled 2023 might be what stands in the way of Brown getting the kind of second contract players want. Arizona will have a decision to make when it comes to Brown: Give him a long-term deal to keep him reunited with his good friend, quarterback Kyler Murray, let him walk or give him a short prove-it deal with the hope -- and possible promise -- of a longer deal coming in the future. -- Josh Weinfuss

NFL.com -- Rank: 29

The Cardinals have relished the spoiler role, starting with their Week 3 shocker over the Cowboys and continuing right through to Sunday's bigger stunner against the Eagles. Despite not scoring a touchdown in the first 36 minutes of the game in Philly, the Cards controlled the clock, erasing a 15-point deficit on the road with four TDs in their four second-half possessions. The offense has caught a little bit of fire lately, ringing up its second game in three outings with 200-plus rush yards and crossing the 30-point mark for the first time all season. For that to happen in such a big setting was a huge boost for first-year offensive coordinator Drew Petzing and QB Kyler Murray, who have formed a quality tandem in their initial season together.

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2023 NFL Predictions: NFC West

Before the start of the season, we will post NFL division-by-division predictions for the 2023 NFL regular season and postseason.

Instead of projecting an outright winner and loser in all 272 regular-season games, we've assigned a win probability to each team in every game and totaled them up.

The four NFC West teams are projected to win the fewest games combined in our 2023 full-season projections.

See where the Cardinals stand in our 2023 NFC West Predictions


2023 Fantasy Football Projections: Arizona Cardinals

Our Fantasy Football Projections will be viewable by both position and team.

Below you will find our 2023 fantasy football projections for the Arizona Cardinals.

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QUARTERBACKS

PlayerAtt.Comp.YardsTDINTRushYardsTDPoints
Kyler Murray312.1209.12184.713.426.428.5156.80.86149.11
Clayton Tune171.6108.11192.66.694.7218.364.10.4674.19
Joshua Dobbs140.483.5940.74.914.0715.3780.3158.79

Kyler Murray: While we know the minimum number of missed games is four, it's unclear how many games Murray (ACL) will miss to begin the season. Either way, there are incentives for the Cardinals to not rush him back before he's ready. When he does return, the dual-threat quarterback may not run nearly as much as he typically would either, but Murray has finished as fantasy's QB7 (2022), QB4 (2021) and QB3 (2020), respectively, on a per-game basis over the past three seasons if we exclude quarterbacks that started only one game during those seasons.

MORE: 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Will USC's Caleb Williams be Murray's eventual replacement?

Clayton Tune: It will be Tune or Josh Dobbs (key word: "or") under center when the Cardinals face the Commanders in Week 1, but it's also possible that both quarterbacks make starts in 2023. It's also unclear how much time Murray will miss in 2023. In other words, none of Arizona's quarterbacks are worth drafting outside of two-QB leagues.

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Arizona Cardinals: 2023 NFL Schedule

Below you will find the weekly NFL regular-season schedule for the Arizona Cardinals in 2023.

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WeekDateOpponentResults
Week 1Sun., Sep. 10at Washington CommandersL 20-16
Week 2Sun., Sep. 17vs. New York GiantsL 31-28
Week 3Sun., Sep. 24vs. Dallas CowboysW 28-16
Week 4Sun., Oct. 1at San Francisco 49ersL 35-16
Week 5Sun., Oct. 8vs. Cincinnati BengalsL 34-20
Week 6Sun., Oct. 15at Los Angeles RamsL 26-9
Week 7Sun., Oct. 22at Seattle SeahawksL 20-10
Week 8Sun., Oct. 29vs. Baltimore RavensL 31-24
Week 9Sun., Nov. 5at Cleveland BrownsL 27-0
Week 10Sun., Nov. 12vs. Atlanta FalconsW 25-23
Week 11Sun., Nov. 19at Houston TexansL 21-16
Week 12Sun., Nov. 26vs. Los Angeles RamsL 37-14
Week 13Sun., Dec. 3at Pittsburgh SteelersW 24-10
Week 14BYE
Week 15Sun., Dec. 17vs. San Francisco 49ersL 45-29
Week 16Sun., Dec. 24at Chicago BearsL 27-16
Week 17Sun., Dec. 31at Philadelphia EaglesW 35-31
Week 18Sun., Jan. 7vs. Seattle SeahawksL 21-20

MORE: Arizona Cardinals historical W-L records - Arizona Cardinals historical head-to-head records

Fantasy Football Strength of Schedule (SOS)

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Arizona Cardinals - 2023 Draft Results

The table below are all of the 2023 NFL Draft picks selected by the Arizona Cardinals.

RoundOverallPlayerPositionSchool
16Paris Johnson Jr.OTOhio State
241B.J. OjulariEDGELSU
372Garrett WilliamsCBSyracuse
394Michael WilsonWRStanford
4122Jon Gaines IIGUCLA
5139Clayton TuneQBHouston
5168Owen PappoeLBAuburn
6180Kei'Trel ClarkCBLouisville
6213Dante StillsDTWest Virginia

More: 2023 NFL Draft Results - Arizona Cardinals Draft History

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