NFL Draft analyst Lance Zierlein explores the possibility of the Cardinals moving back into the first round one.
The Arizona Cardinals have a bevy of picks in the 2024 NFL Draft and that may be a weapon in more ways than one.
NFL Draft pundit Lance Zierlein talked about that today as he said the Arizona Cardinals are a team to watch try and move up or maybe even try and add a third first round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
I'll be pretty shocked if either Arizona or Washington (or frankly both) aren't moving some of their enormous stockpiles of draft capital and making a move back into the first. I understand AZ has two picks in one, but I think it's likely they package another pick and upgrade 27
— Lance Zierlein (@LanceZierlein) April 20, 2024
It makes sense, while we have talked about moving down and adding more picks, the reality is that even though this team still needs talent, they also are unlikely to be able to carry 11 rookies on their 2024 roster.
Add in that one or two undrafted free agents typically make the roster as well and the idea of 13-plus rookies being on the roster is unlikely.
So, if you are the Arizona Cardinals and decide that you have not received enough incentive to move off of the fourth overall pick, then maybe you know that the next pick needs to be an edge… Dallas Turner, Jared Verse or Laiatu Latu. Moving up from 27 to get one of those guys could make sense.
What about taking 35, 66 and 90 and moving back into round one to secure the corner you most covet? So you end up with 4, 24 and 27 (obviously hypothetical, no idea if Dallas, or Green Bay or Tampa Bay would move out of round one)?
The Arizona Cardinals have a lot of options for the 2024 NFL Draft, now we just sit and watch to see how they go about it.