This week is the 2022 NFL draft, which means we will see some final mock drafts. NBC Sports’ Peter King gives us his mock draft of the first round and the Arizona Cardinals land a player that some believe will end up going in the top 10.
For the third year in a row, they get a defensive player. King projects they land Florida State pass rusher Jermaine Johnson.
I think the Cards would love to get another weapon for Kyler Murray, and if I were GM Steve Keim I’d define that weapon differently. I’d be looking just as fervently at the offensive line that put Murray under so much pressure last season; fixing his protection is as important as getting him a home-run threat—especially when there are no more home-run threats left now the way I mock it.
So why Johnson here? Because of the big need to find a pass-rusher two years after the departure of Haason Reddick and a month after the loss of Chandler Jones. I understand the pick, but I’d probably pick Zion Johnson instead.
