Khalen Saunders, DT, Western Illinois
We can start with the obvious one here — much like Rodney Gunter, Saunders comes from a very small, almost unheard of school and is a huge, athletic defensive lineman.
He’s also quite the athletic freak:
Also watch for: Derick Roberson, OLB, Sam Houston St.
Tytus Howard, OT, Alabama A&T
Much like Saunders, Howard put himself on the map at the Senior Bowl.
He’s very raw, but the ex-high school QB has a lot of upside and the scouting community has noticed. He could be a future starter at tackle but likely won’t come off the board until Round 3 in the draft,
Also watch for: Marquez Tucker, who the Cardinals set up a visit with already.
Keelan Doss, WR, UC-Davis
Another player who impressed at the Senior Bowl, Doss has some amazing production to back up the bit of hype he received for being a great route runner.
In his last two years at U.C. Davis, Doss caught 115 and 118 passes respectively, which is quite impressive. Doss likely would be a Day 3 target — possibly with one of those 3 current 7th rounders Arizona has.
Also watch for: Jazz Ferguson, Northwestern State, who has also visited with Arizona.
Corey Ballentine, CB, Washburn
Yet another player who impressed at the Senior bowl, Ballentine would fill a position if need at corner for Arizona and add good depth.
He likely could be targeted on Day 3 as well and Arizona loves to draft Senior Bowl players. They also visited with him while there.
Bruce Anderson, RB, North Dakota St.
The North Dakota State alum didn’t have amazing statistics, but comes from perhaps FCS’s best program. He’s also a receiving threat out of the backfield which should help his stock.
He likely could be had on late Day 3 as well and would provide depth provided he could add value on special teams.
Also watch out for: Wes Hills, Slippery Rock
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