Months removed from the 2024 NFL Draft, it seems almost certain that Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. will be taken No. 4 overall by the Arizona Cardinals.
But what about the Cardinals’ second first-round pick, acquired in a draft-day trade with the Houston Texans last April?
There are quite a few ways Arizona could do with an additional first-rounder, including cornerback, offensive line, defensive line, pass rusher, and wide receiver.
Let’s take a look at what league officials are thinking about Arizona’s 27th pick after the Senior Bowl.
JC Latham, Osakado (Alabama)
The Cardinals lost left tackle DJ Humphries to a torn ACL in the final game of the regular season, leaving 2023 No. 6 overall pick Paris Johnson Jr., who played right tackle as a rookie, in his natural position. The way back was opened. However, doing so will leave a large hole on the right side.
Latham, a third-year starter, has 340 pounds of road-grading power but is also prepared for pass protection and uses his length well to shut down the outside lane. Latham played with less bounce in his legs in 2023, but otherwise could be a top-15 pick. But if the Cardinals can get him back to his 2022 level, why not now? Adding Harrison (No. 4) and Latham to the offense would be huge.
Graham Burton, OT (Duke)
The 6-foot-5, 314-pound Duke product played in 34 games as the starting left tackle from 2020 to 2022 after serving as a fill-in center due to injury in 2020.
According to NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein, Barton is more likely to be seen as a center prospect than a tackle at the NFL level.
Bralen Trice, Edge (Washington)
The Cardinals are seeing a culture change with head coach Jonathan Gannon. Adding the right pieces to the defense after adding Harrison Jr. will be the plan heading into the draft.
Bralen Trice is a versatile, physical and athletic pass rusher with the experience and proven track record to be a quality starter in Gannon’s defense.
Trice is also a Phoenix native and attended Sandra Day O’Connor High School before playing college ball at Washington.
T’Vondre Sweat, DL (Texas)
He’s been sweating it out since his fifth season at Texas, but in 14 games he recorded two sacks, eight tackles for loss, and four passes defensed.
Prior to this past season, the 6-foot-4, 340-pounder had three sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss in four years (37 games).
Nate Wiggins, CB (Clemson)
Wiggins had two interceptions, one sack, a tackle for loss and six passes defensed in his final season at Clemson (10 games played).
In each of the past two seasons, the 6-foot-2, 175-pound cornerback has thrown an interception.
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