The Draft Community’s newest mock draft has the Cardinals taking a swing with an ultra-athletic go rusher.
The Arizona Cardinals may go numerous methods with their first-round choose within the 2025 NFL draft. Primarily based on the place they sit with the sixteenth total choose, prospects that match when it comes to projection embrace defensive linemen, edge rushers, offensive linemen, linebackers and even receivers.
Which manner do they go within the new first-round mock draft from The Draft Community’s Jaime Eisner?
He has the Cardinals going with Texas A&M edge defender Shemar Stewart.
Shemar Stewart is extra of a projection than a completed product proper now, and box-score scouts hate him, however he is bought all of the instruments to develop right into a high-end go rusher within the NFL. The Cardinals haven’t got sufficient juice of their defensive entrance, and including a participant like Stewart to pair with Josh Sweat will assist Jonathan Gannon’s protection immensely.
Stewart was among the best mix performers and his bodily comps are a match with studd go rusher Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns. Nevertheless, the manufacturing is not there. He had 4.5 whole sacks in three seasons for the Aggies, getting 1.5 sacks every season.
That makes him a possible bust, however the lack of manufacturing might be defined. Teammate Nic Scourton led the Large Ten in 2023 with 10 sacks, transferred to Texas A&M and solely had 5.
May it merely be that they scheme poorly for edge rushers?
He has the athleticism. If the tape seems to be good and the character is there and the Cardinals imagine of their coaches, he can do extra within the professionals.
Odafe Oweh of the Baltimore Ravens had zero sacks in his last season at Penn State, was drafted within the first spherical and had 10 sacks final season.
So whereas Stewart will make many followers nervous, he is not essentially a nasty choose. He’s a dangerous one, however he has the traits value playing on.
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