Arizona Cardinals: 2025 NFL Draft Class

From the pre-draft scouting process and mock drafts through the 2025 NFL Draft and UDFA signings.

Arizona Cardinals

2025 NFL Draft

Seven (7) Players Drafted

1.16 — Walter Nolen, DT — Ole Miss
2.15 — Will Johnson, CB — Michigan
3.14 — Jordan Burch, EDGE/DL — Oregon
4.13 — Cody Simon, MLB — Ohio State
5.38 — Denzel Burke, CB — Ohio State
6.35 — Hayden Conner, OG — Texas
7.09 — Kitan Crawford, SAF — Nevada

UDFA Signings

WR Bryson Green, Wisconsin
TE Oscar Cardenas, UTSA
T Jeremiah Byers, Florida State
T Josh Fryar, Ohio State
T Valentin Senn, Connecticut
DI Elijah Simmons, Tennessee

Minicamp Invites

None reported as of 4/28/2025

3-Round Mock Draft

2025 Arizona Cardinals Mock

3-Round Mock Draft Logic

1.16 (16)
Mykel Williams, EDGE
2.15 (15)
Benjamin Morrison, CB
3.14 (78)
Ty Robinson, DL

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Positions of Interest: EDGE, DT, NT, LB, WR, CB

SIS Scouting Reports — Grade (Scale)

Mykel Williams, ED — 6.6 (Lower-end Starter)
Benjamin Morrison, CB — 6.6 (Lower-end Starter)
Ty Robinson, DT — 6.2 (Limited Starter or Multi-Position Backup)

The Arizona Cardinals have been laser-focused on adding high-character players to their locker room since Monti Ossenfort and Jonathan Gannon took over.

In the second round, they select Notre Dame CB Benjamin Morrison, a team captain whose father, Darryl, a Phoenix native, played safety in the NFL then became a pastor when he retired and just so happens to lead chapel services for the Arizona Cardinals on the weekend.

Morrison's draft stock has tumbled due to two hip surgeries over the past four years. That's incredibly concerning for a cornerback, as hip fluidity is essential to playing the position at a high level.

In the third round, they take Ty Robinson, who was born and raised outside the Phoenix area. Robinson made the Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll four times at Nebraska and head coach Matt Rhule had this to say about his team-first attitude, in The Beast, "I can't express how much Ty means to me.... I can't express it."

There are other reasons why, but the main reason is Arizona needs all the help it can get along its defensive front to try and stop the run after getting shredded on the ground last season.

Then there's Mykel Williams, who I've mocked to the Cardinals in the 1st Round.

Here's a guy with blue-chip potential that teams like the Ravens and Eagles might be interested in trading up for, and a player who's a character fit, according to Georgia HC Kirby Smart: "He's very versatile for us in terms of on the field, but there is no greater value than what he does in the locker room.... (He's a) great leader for us."

Also in "The Beast": As a child, Williams trained with defensive line specialist Chuck Smith, who now serves as the Baltimore Ravens' pass rush coach.

Other Potential Picks

Day 1: Will Johnson, Jalon Walker, Jihaad Campbell, Josh Simmons, Walter Nolen, Shemar Stewart, Kenneth Grant, James Pearce Jr., Matthew Golden, Trey Amos
Day 2: Nic Scourton, Princely Umanmielen, Cam Skattebo, Darius Alexander, T.J. Sanders, Anthony Belton, Femi Oladejo, Shemar Turner
Day 3: Zeek Biggers, Jordan Williams, Brice Bass, Danny Striggow, Dorian Singer, KeAndre Lambert-Smith