Arizona Cardinals 2025 NFL Mock Draft: Solidifying the defense

2WBGKA1 HOUSTON, TX - JANUARY 08: Michigan Wolverines defensive lineman Kenneth Grant (78) celebrates a sack with defensive lineman Mason Graham (55) and linebacker Josaiah Stewart (5) during the CFP National Championship game between the Michigan Wolverines and Washington Huskies on January 8, 2024 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Daniel Dunn/Icon Sportswire) (Icon Sportswire via AP Images)

• Kenneth Grant gives boost on defensive interior: The Michigan standout would bolster the Cardinals’ run defense.

• Receiver depth in Round 3: Colorado State’s Tory Horton’s college production should translate to the NFL.

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The Arizona Cardinals’ loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 14 has seen them fall off the pace in the NFC West, but it has been a fantastic season for them so far.

The 2025 NFL Draft gives them the chance to add more young talent to the roster, a year after having a pair of first-round draft picks in Marvin Harrison Jr. and Darius Robinson.

Here’s how we would draft for the Cardinals as things stand.

Round 1 (16): DI Kenneth Grant, Michigan

Grant has earned overall PFF grades above 80.0 in each of the past two seasons, and has really impressed against the run. So far this season, he has set a career-high 85.8 PFF run-defense grade and has racked up a total of 22 tackles resulting in a defensive stop.


Round 2 (48): S Kevin Winston Jr., Penn State

Winston was a standout against the run and in coverage in 2023 but has played just 74 snaps this season due to an injury in Week 2. He has missed just 1.1% of the tackles he has attempted in his career and racked up 21 tackles resulting in a defensive stop last year.


Round 3 (80): WR Tory Horton, Colorado State

Some more depth at receiver wouldn’t be a bad thing for the Cardinals, and Horton should be on a lot of teams’ radars on Day 2. He has dropped just 5.7% of the catchable passes thrown his way in his college career and has secured a PFF receiving grade above 80.0 in each of the past two seasons.


 

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