The Arizona Cardinals are in an excellent position to completely turn its fortunes around with the 2024 NFL draft. Arizona has eight picks in the first four rounds including two in the first round. They have an opportunity to completely control the first two days of the draft with some strategic trades but for this simulation, we stuck to the plan and made all eight picks in the first four rounds.
First round - CB Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
The Cardinals land a confident, experienced lockdown cornerback who can start immediately.
First round - WR Malik Nabers, LSU
Malik Nabers is quickly emerging as a contender to be the second wide receiver off the board with his complete package of skills.
Second round - QB Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
The Cardinals roll the dice on Shedeur Sanders in the second round giving them a great eventual replacement for Kyler Murray.
Third round - DT T'Vondre Sweat, Texas
Sweat is a massive interior run stuffer with surprising quickness and pass rushing ability.
Third round - C Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia
Van Pran is one of those guys who isn’t flashy but steady and consistent and will be an NFL starter for a very long time.
Third round - LB Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State
Eichenberg is an athletic tackling machine that plays with a motor that never stops.
Fourth round - CB Max Melton, Rutgers
Physically gifted cornerback who can match up and mirror with most receivers and just needs some polish to his technique.
Fourth round - RB Raheim Sanders, Arkansas
Sanders is an athletic battering ram with surprising agility and excellent hands.
