Kyler Murray strives to reverse what was a fairly disappointing career. And the Arizona cardinals tried to improve its chances with defensive aid. Also, here is a Post-free agency in five laps Frenzy 2025 NFL Mock Draft, according to the Simulator Pro Football Network.
The cardinals had a somewhat respectable 8-9 season in 2024. But they were not on list A in the conversation of anyone. To change this story, they enter the project with needs in Edge, a defensive tackle, a wide receiver, an offensive guard and a secondary. They have a complete complement of choice during the first five laps, including selection n ° 16 overall.
And the PFN simulator sent this player to start things.
The cardinals seize Og Tyler Booker on Tour 1
It works well for cardinals, who meet a need and get a hard competitor of Alabama. Booker measures 6 feet 4 inches and weighs 321 pounds, which should be solid enough to manage the interior of the offensive line.
“If you are looking for a robust anchor in Guard who can explain the punishment and he can absorb it, Tyler Booker is your guy,” wrote PFN. “With a center of low gravity and a thick and well proportioned frame, Booker is very difficult to move to the point of attack. Its powerful half lower the helps to neutralize power the ruptures along the interior, and its flexibility helps it to maximize its power.”
However, there are limits. If the Falcons want to shoot their guards on a room, Booker cannot provide an elite execution.
“Booker will not necessarily amazed you in space, although it looks a little faster after losing weight before the 2024 season,” wrote PFN. “His placement in hand needs work, although there is much to love in his game elsewhere. Given his coordination, his length to the guard and how he draws the best party from the power he has throughout his frame, Booker could end up selecting in the middle of the first round.”
Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon made significant changes To coaches staff for the 2025 season, according to azcardinals.com.
“I have to do a better job with everything we do,” said Gannon. “Our process, how we structure things, by connecting to the players, by ensuring that I hold responsible players, responsible coaches, how we assess things.”
Included in this mixture is a new offensive line coach, Justin Frye. Gannon picked him up from Ohio State, where Frye attracted complimentary Buckeyes Tackle Josh Simmons.
“Coach Frye is a genius not only in teaching plays, but you teach why the play is called to a certain look at things like that,” said Simmons. “I knew that coach Frye was gifted in this kind of thing.”
Therefore, Booker enters the NFL in good hands.
The edge rusher is the direction of the Tour 2
Ole Miss Stud mainly Umanmelen was broken by cardinals in another good selection. Edge is the greatest need for the team, and Umanmelen could provide an instant upgrade in the quarter-arre department.
“Umanmelen’s collegial production of Umanmelen speaks of itself,” wrote PFN. “But it is really its physical attributes and its high engine that make Umanmelen an intriguing perspective. It is explosive out of the shot and at speed to give opposing offensive plasters that adapt.
Like all recruits, Umanmelen will enter the league with things that must be corrected.
“(He) could have trouble at the start of his career in the NFL against the race due to the strength and concerns of the effect,” wrote PFN. “But spatial conscience is there for him to eventually become a solid contributor in these situations. His best role at the beginning would probably be as a specialist in the bridge, and he has the potential to become a quality three-down starter in a basic defensive diagram 3-4 or 4-3.”
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Wr Xavier Restrepo lands around 3
Again, the cardinals struck Paydirt. This is a solid choice of third round because Miami’s product could become a threat of higher level AA.
“Xavier Restrepo is much more than a slot machine receiver,” wrote PFN. “While prosperous in the slit and in the middle, his versatility and his clear race make him an increasing perspective of the NFL. Restrepo’s ability to create a separation, find holes in the cover and adapt its routes to break the defenses distinguishes it.
“Although he is neither the fastest nor the biggest, he plays with unrivaled heart and ball skills, making it a complete package in 11 personnel. His flexibility and natural instincts lead his recovery paintings, presenting a future as a dynamic and multi-faces threat.”
It’s a lot of good things. Penix will appreciate having a dynamic receiver like Restrepo in his case of weapons.
The cardinals work again in Tour 4
The successes continue to come. The cardinals obtain the product of Caroline from North Kaimon Rucker at a good deal of the Tour 4.
“Kaimon Rucker … produced at levels above average throughout his university career, with 14.5 bags and 23 plated for loss in the last two seasons,” wrote PFN. “(He) has put pressure on more than 15% of his passing snaps during the last two seasons thanks to a multitude of passage movements that he can use to bypass the line editors. It is an athlete higher than the average that moves well in space and can drop quickly from the ball. ”
Rucker will have to work on the defense of the execution, in particular by defining the edge.
Offensive line targeted again 5
If the cardinals wanted depth, they obtained it here. Jackson Slater outside the state of Sacramento could become a good player.
“Jackson Slater could be the next iteration of the offensive line of the goujon at small school to become a starter in the NFL,” wrote PFN. “He was out of competition at the senior Bowl and an elite sports tester at the NFL combination, with a speed of 5.01, a division of 1.78 10 yards and 31 bench repetitions at 6’3”, 311 pounds, with arms of 32 “.”
The cardinals have reached the high points of their needs and have succeeded very well in this project. Global grade: A.
