NFL mock draft: Arizona Cardinals pass on top pass rusher for OT
Dane Brugler's new mock draft has the Cardinals passing on a top pass rusher without trading back in Round 1.
The Arizona Cardinals want to draft a tackle next week, but the word is that they don't think there is one worth quite the No. 3 overall pick. That is why so many are projecting they will go with a pass rusher unless they trade back to get a tackle.
However, in a seven-round mock draft by The Athletic's Dane Brugler, they neither take a pass rusher nor trade back. Sitting at No. 3 overall and with Texas Tech pass rusher David Bailey, who led the nation with 14.
5 sacks last season, on the board, they pass on him in favor of Miami tackle Francis Mauigoa. It won’t be surprising if the Cardinals use this pick on a pass rusher such as Bailey, but the idea of securing their right tackle position for the foreseeable future will be an appealing option. It will be interesting to see if the Cardinals receive any viable trade offers to move back.
Now, trading out of the pick is very possible. Whether it is Bailey or Ohio State's Arvell Reese, a team could covet one and move up. That would be perhaps the No.