Arizona Cardinals 2022 NFL Mock Draft Roundup, 1.0

Throughout the year and leading up to the 2022 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 from recent NFL mock drafts for the Cardinals:

EDSFootball - Hanson (5/10)

14. Sevyn Banks, CB, Ohio State

Many expected the Cardinals to use an early pick on corner in the 2021 NFL Draft, but they used a pair of Day 3 picks instead to address the position with Florida's Marco Wilson and UCF's Tay Gowan in the fourth and sixth rounds, respectively. Considering that Malcolm Butler and Robert Alford will be unrestricted free agents in 2022, corner will be a popular position mocked to the Cardinals again.

Since 2014, the Buckeyes have had seven cornerbacks selected in the first round. Banks, who led the Buckeyes with seven pass breakups in 2020, has a good combination of size (6-1, 200), length and footwork.

Touchdown Wire - Schofield (5/7)

18. Josh Jobe, CB, Alabama

It surprised a few observers when the Arizona Cardinals added a linebacker in the first round instead of a coverage player, but the addition of Zaven Collins could certainly pay dividends for the Arizona defense in 2021. But if the team looks to address the secondary in the 2022 NFL draft, Josh Jobe could be the player they look to add. Jobe stepped into the starting lineup this past season opposite Patrick Surtain II, and notched 11 pass breakups and 55 tackles. He is a physical cornerback who is active both at the catch point and against the run.

PFF - Renner (5/7)

14. Adam Anderson, EDGE, Georgia

If you want a breakout star in 2021, this is your guy. The former five-star recruit has played only 337 career snaps -- with a career-high 130 coming last season -- but he's been about as productive as one can be on those reps. On only 196 career pass-rushing snaps, he's generated 51 pressures. He's still slim at his listed 230 pounds but has room to grow into his long 6-foot-5 frame.

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2021 NFL Power Rankings: Arizona Cardinals

Throughout the 2021 NFL season, we will compile a consensus NFL Power Rankings that averages the rankings of all 32 NFL teams.

Here is where the Arizona Cardinals rank in terms of average, best and worst:

Average ranking: 14.8 (13th)
Best ranking: 8th (CBS Sports)
Worst ranking: 22nd (The Athletic)

Below you will find a post-draft roundup for the Cardinals in our consensus 2021 NFL Power Rankings.

ESPN -- Rank: 11

Player who benefited most from draft: OLB Chandler Jones and DE J.J. Watt

By drafting two talented cornerbacks in Marco Wilson and Tay Gowan, the Cardinals strengthened their cornerback room significantly after losing Patrick Peterson and Dre Kirkpatrick this offseason. Adding those two defensive backs will give the Cardinals better depth and the ability to rotate at corner, keeping fresh legs on the field, which in turn will help Watt and Jones off the edge. Better, more consistent cornerback play will allow the two elite edge rushers more time to get to the quarterback, who'll likely be forced to hold the ball longer because of better coverage, which could lead to more sacks. -- Josh Weinfuss

NFL.com -- Rank: 16

The Cards were splashy in free agency, landing name-brand players like J.J. Watt, A.J. Green and James Conner. The draft, by comparison, was more of meat-and-potatoes exercise for the team. First-round pick Zaven Collins will line up alongside Isaiah Simmons (last year's first-round pick at linebacker) as Arizona attempts to build a dangerous and versatile core in the middle of their defense. The second-round selection of Purdue wide receiver Rondale Moore seems to further cement the reality that Larry Fitzgerald has played his final down in the NFL. The Cardinals still feel a step behind their counterparts in the NFC West.

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Arizona Cardinals: 2021 NFL Schedule

Below you will find the weekly NFL regular-season schedule with results for the Cardinals in 2021.

Week	Date	Opponent	Time / Tickets
Week 1	Sun., Sept. 12	at Tennessee Titans	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 2	Sun., Sept. 19	vs. Minnesota Vikings	4:05 PM / Tickets
Week 3	Sun., Sept. 26	at Jacksonville Jaguars	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 4	Sun., Oct. 3	at Los Angeles Rams	4:05 PM / Tickets
Week 5	Sun., Oct. 10	vs. San Francisco 49ers	4:25 PM / Tickets
Week 6	Sun., Oct. 17	at Cleveland Browns	4:05 PM / Tickets
Week 7	Sun., Oct. 24	vs. Houston Texans	4:25 PM / Tickets
Week 8	Thu., Oct. 28	vs. Green Bay Packers	8:20 PM / Tickets
Week 9	Sun., Nov. 7	at San Francisco 49ers	4:25 PM / Tickets
Week 10	Sun., Nov. 14	vs. Carolina Panthers	4:05 PM / Tickets
Week 11	Sun., Nov. 21	at Seattle Seahawks	4:25 PM / Tickets
Week 12		BYE
Week 13	Sun., Dec. 5	at Chicago Bears	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 14	Mon., Dec. 13	vs. Los Angeles Rams	8:15 PM / Tickets
Week 15	Sun., Dec. 19	at Detroit Lions	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 16	Sat., Dec. 25	vs. Indianapolis Colts	8:15 PM / Tickets
Week 17	Sun., Jan. 2	at Dallas Cowboys	1:00 PM / Tickets
Week 18	Sun., Jan. 9	vs. Seattle Seahawks	4:25 PM / Tickets

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2021 Strength of Schedule and NFL Opponents

The Arizona Cardinals have the 15th-most difficult schedule based on the 2020 record of their 2021 opponents (2021 NFL strength of schedule).

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Arizona Cardinals - 2021 Draft Results

The table below are all of the 2021 NFL Draft picks selected by the Arizona Cardinals.

Round	Overall	Player	Position	School
1	16	Zaven Collins	LB	Tulsa
2	49	Rondale Moore	WR	Purdue
4	136	Marco Wilson	CB	Florida
6	210	Victor Dimukeje	EDGE	Duke
6	223	Tay Gowan	CB	UCF
7	243	James Wiggins	S	Cincinnati
7	247	Michael Menet	C	Penn State

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Arizona Cardinals Fantasy Football ADPs

When it comes time to draft our fantasy football teams, it's helpful to know where players are typically being selected in fantasy football drafts.

As we approach the 2021 NFL season, the tool that helps us understand where players are being selected, on average, is fantasy football average draft position (ADP).

Using data from Fantasy Football Calculator, we have set up pages for all fantasy-relevant players that depicts their current trends in standard-scoring and PPR-scoring ADPs.

The chart below displays the Fantasy Football Average Draft Position (ADP) movement over the past 30 days for Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray in 12-team standard-scoring formats.

Kyler Murray Average Draft Position

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