Cardinals Complete Draft Order
The NFL Draft will be taking place in Chicago, Illinois starting on April 30 and the Arizona Cardinals have eight draft picks spread across the seven rounds.
Sure, trades may take place and the Cardinals may end up with more or less draft picks than what they stand with right now.
Here are where the eight draft picks line up during the draft:
First Round: One- 24th overall
Second Round: One- 55th overall
Third Round: One- 86th overall
Fourth Round: One- 123rd overall
Fifth Round: One- 159th overall
Sixth Round: One- 198th overall
Seventh Round: Two- 241st overall & 256th overall
All signs point toward the Cardinals going with a running back with their first round pick. There have been zero running backs taken in the first round of the NFL Draft since the 2012 draft.
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If rumors are circulating the draft room that Todd Gurley and Melvin Gordon will both be gone by the time the 24th overall pick comes around, don’t be surprised if the Cardinals trade up in the draft to grab one of the two powerful running backs.
Aside from a running back, the Cardinals are in need of both outside linebackers and inside linebackers. They signed LaMarr Woodley and Sean Witherspoon in the offseason so far, but the two veterans don’t solve the long-term solution at the position.
We will have more draft coverage here at Heat Waved over the next week, including player profiles for the Arizona State players that will be in the 2015 NFL Draft (Jaelen Strong, Marcus Hardison, Damarious Randall, and Taylor Kelly).