{"id":23367,"date":"2025-05-04T15:04:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T15:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/23367\/"},"modified":"2025-05-04T15:04:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T15:04:23","slug":"arizona-cardinals-nfl-draft-picks-2025-round-by-round-selections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/23367\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Cardinals NFL draft picks 2025: Round-by-round selections"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kyler Murray has advice for fellow first overall pick Caleb Williams<\/p>\n

As a first overall pick himself, Kyler Murray has some wise words of encouragement for Bears quarterback Caleb Williams.<\/p>\n

Sports Seriously<\/p>\n

The Arizona Cardinals<\/a>‘ draft pick falls in the exact middle of the pack in the 2025 NFL Draft<\/a>. But what could they do with the No. 16 overall pick?<\/p>\n

There was light at the end of the rebuild tunnel last year as the Cardinals<\/a> finished just a couple of games out of a playoff spot in a competitive NFC West division. As a result, Arizona doesn’t need to fully overhaul its roster. Instead, the team would benefit from adding some young talent on both sides of the ball to boost the overall outlook of the team.<\/p>\n

Here’s everything to know about the Cardinals<\/a>‘ draft outlook ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Round 1 \u2013 No. 16 overall: Walter Nolen, DT, MississippiAnalysis from USA TODAY Sports’ Nate Davis:<\/a> A 2024 All-American, the 6-4, 296-pounder who was high school’s prize recruit with Hunter three years ago can cause mayhem up the gut (10\u00bd sacks and 2023 TFLs since 2023). And the Cards can certainly use the fresh legs after adding old-timers Calais Campbell and Dalvin Tomlinson up front earlier this offseason. Nolen and 2024 first-rounder Darius Robinson should be the anchors moving forward.Round 2 \u2013 No. 47 overall: Will Johnson, CB, MichiganAnalysis from USA TODAY Sports’ Nate Davis<\/a>: He has prototypical corner size (6-2, 194) and ball skills, swiping nine passes (two of them pick-sixes) during three seasons with the Wolverines. A turf toe injury scuttled much of Johnson\u2019s junior season in 2024 and a knee issue dropped him out of the first round after he was once projected as a top-10 pick. But could be steal for the Cards. Johnson hasn’t allowed a TD pass since 2022.Round 3 \u2013 No. 78 overall: Jordan Burch, Edge, Oregon<\/p>\n

Analysis from USA TODAY Sports’ Nate Davis<\/a>: After taking Walter Nolen in Round 1, the Cards continue to reinforce their defensive front \u2013 Burch breaking out for 8\u00bd sacks in 2024.<\/p>\n

Round 4 \u2013 No. 115 overall: Cody Simon, LB, Ohio StateRound 5 \u2013 No. 174 overall: Denzel Burke, CB, Ohio StateRound 7 \u2013 No. 225 overall: Kitan Crawford, S, Nebraska<\/p>\n

NFL MOCK DRAFT: Rounding up latest projections one month out from the draft<\/a><\/p>\n

Cardinals 2025 NFL Draft needs<\/p>\n

Offensive line<\/p>\n

Right guard Will Hernandez tore his ACL and then hit free agency, and right tackle Jonah Williams is on the final year of his contract. The Cardinals could use some extra help up front to give extra time to quarterback Kyler Murray as he works to build his chemistry with receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. in Year 2.<\/p>\n

Linebacker<\/p>\n

General manager Monti Ossenfort has put in some good work on improving the team’s linebackers group in free agency. However, there are a couple of talented linebackers that could provide an upgrade to the Cardinals’ depth at the position for where they’re picking in the first round. Georgia’s Jalon Walker and Alabama’s Jihaad Campbell come to mind.<\/p>\n

Cardinals 2025 NFL mock draft<\/p>\n

Here’s what the Cardinals could do come draft night, according to USA TODAY Sports’ Ayrton Ostly:<\/p>\n

Round 1 \u2013 No. 16: DT Kenneth Grant, MichiganThe massive nose tackle from Michigan should be a good fit for the Cardinals as a long-term answer at the position. His elite athletic traits project well at the NFL level and he should be a plus starter in time.Round 2 \u2013 No. 47: OT Aireontae Ersery, MinnesotaThe Cardinals only got six games out of right tackle Jonah Williams last season. Ersery offers a potential succession plan who could start at guard as a rookie before transitioning over to tackle in 2026.Round 3 \u2013 No. 78: LB Carson Schwesinger, UCLARound 4 \u2013 No. 115: Edge Barryn Sorrell, TexasRound 5 \u2013 No. 152: S R.J. Mickens, ClemsonRound 7 \u2013 No. 225: C Jonah Monheim, USC2025 NFL Draft: Every team’s picks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kyler Murray has advice for fellow first overall pick Caleb Williams As a first overall pick himself, Kyler…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23368,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2078],"tags":[204,80,247,265,375,390,2604,4750,4755,1125,1327,4748,4753,19,864,876,7,866,5921,8762,2542,1725,1070,4826,4827,7992,7994,677,679,2488,248,267,88,6,15,245,537,530,865,9,266,678,4749,1124,8763,607],"class_list":{"0":"post-23367","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arizona-cardinals","8":"tag-204","9":"tag-2025-nfl-draft","10":"tag-american","11":"tag-american-football","12":"tag-arizona","13":"tag-arizona-cardinals","14":"tag-arizonacardinals","15":"tag-calais","16":"tag-calais-campbell","17":"tag-campbell","18":"tag-cardinals","19":"tag-dalvin","20":"tag-dalvin-tomlinson","21":"tag-draft","22":"tag-exclude","23":"tag-exclude-smart-fronts","24":"tag-football","25":"tag-fronts","26":"tag-harrison","27":"tag-hernandez","28":"tag-jonah","29":"tag-jonah-williams","30":"tag-jr","31":"tag-kyler","32":"tag-kyler-murray","33":"tag-marvin","34":"tag-marvin-harrison","35":"tag-modular","36":"tag-modular-story","37":"tag-murray","38":"tag-national","39":"tag-national-sports","40":"tag-news","41":"tag-nfl","42":"tag-nfl-draft","43":"tag-overall","44":"tag-overall-positive","45":"tag-positive","46":"tag-smart","47":"tag-sports","48":"tag-sports-news","49":"tag-story","50":"tag-tomlinson","51":"tag-will","52":"tag-will-hernandez","53":"tag-williams"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23367\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}