The Arizona Cardinals are finalizing their draft board and have wrapped up their player visits. Many of the players they brought in for official top-30 visits have been reported. We have another.
One player who recently visited was LSU defensive lineman Maason Smith, the player told The Draft Network’s Justin Melo.
Maason plays a position of interest for the Cardinals, as they have made it a point to rebuild their defensive line.
Smith is 6-foot-5 and 306 pounds with 35-inch arms. He has high-end athleticism. He ran the 40 at the combine in 5.01 seconds but hoped to clock in at about 4.9 seconds. He added a 31-inch vertical leap and a 108-inchbroad jump, both explosive for someone over 300 pounds.
Last season for LSU, he had 2.5 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss.
Smith feels he is more advanced as a pass rusher than as a run defender, something that he would need to work on in Arizona if he were drafted. He projects to be selected in the draft as high as the third round.
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