2026 NFL draft: Arizona Cardinals meet with LB Khalil Jacobs

The Arizona Cardinals have been busy looking at draft prospects from all over the country at all different positions. They have had a variety of visits — pro days, virtual meetings, top-30 visits and interviews at the combine. We now know the name of another player to pay attention to.

According to SI. com's Justin Melo , the Cardinals have met with Missouri linebacker Khalil Jacobs. Walter Football says that it was a meeting at Jacobs' pro day.

He is 6-1 and 227 pounds and logged 47 total tackles, three sacks and five tackles for loss in 2025. He played his first two collegiate seasons for South Alabama. He is a potential Day 3 pick or even a priority free agent candidate.

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