{"id":872511,"date":"2026-04-23T06:31:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/872511\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T06:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:31:20","slug":"cardinals-rumors-why-jeremiyah-love-is-strong-possibility-at-no-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/872511\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals rumors: Why Jeremiyah Love is ‘strong possibility’ at No. 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

In some ways, the Arizona Cardinals<\/a> hold a lot of cards in the upcoming NFL Draft<\/a>. With the Las Vegas Raiders set to take Fernando Mendoza<\/a> at No. 1 overall and the New York Jets likely to follow suit with an edge rusher at No. 2, the draft really gets going with the Cardinals at No. 3.<\/p>\n

With no franchise quarterback and no franchise quarterback to select at No. 3, there has been plenty of speculation about the Cardinals potentially trading back<\/a> to acquire more capital in the 2027 draft as they hunt for their franchise guy. There has also been some noise about them addressing their defense, potentially with a pass rusher or with Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles.<\/p>\n

However, if the Cardinals do stick and pick, Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love<\/a> still feels like the most likely option for the Cardinals. There are plenty of on-field reasons why Love would be a sound selection, but there also some off-field reasons<\/a> he may be the pick as well according to Vincent Bonsignore of the California Post.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe latest I’m hearing on @AZCardinals and Jeremiyah Love: It’s a GM who might be acting out of self preservation,\u201d Bonsignore wrote on X, formerly Twitter. \u201cAn owner who wants to sell tickets. And a new, offensive minded head coach. Barring a trade down, Love is a strong possibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

Love would add an element of explosiveness to a Cardinals offense that desperately needs in its offense. Arizona is rolling out Jacoby Brissett once again as its starting quarterback next season, so adding Love to the running game would immediately lift the offense’s floor in its first season with Mike LaFleur calling the plays.<\/p>\n

Love is one of the best running back prospects to come out of college in recent years. In 2025, the Notre Dame product ran for 1,372 yards on 199 carries with 18 touchdowns, earning a spot as a Heisman Trophy finalist. In what is perceived as a weak running back class, there will be plenty of teams in the top 10 going after Love, and the Cardinals will likely have first dibs on him at No. 3.<\/p>\n

In some ways, the Arizona Cardinals hold a lot of cards in the upcoming NFL Draft. With the Las Vegas Raiders set to take Fernando Mendoza at No. 1 overall and the New York Jets likely to follow suit with an edge rusher at No. 2, the draft really gets going with the Cardinals at No. 3. With no franchise quarterback and no franchise quarterback to select at No.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In some ways, the Arizona Cardinals hold a lot of cards in the upcoming NFL Draft. With the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":872512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2078],"tags":[375,390,2604,1327,7,7805,6,15,832],"class_list":{"0":"post-872511","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arizona-cardinals","8":"tag-arizona","9":"tag-arizona-cardinals","10":"tag-arizonacardinals","11":"tag-cardinals","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-jeremiyah-love","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-nfl-draft","16":"tag-nfl-rumors"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116452621272736234","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872511","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=872511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/872512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=872511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=872511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=872511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}