ESPN second round mock draft has Cardinals picking Hau’oli Kikaha
May 1, 2015, 6:44 PM | Updated: 7:10 pm
The 2015 NFL Draft continues Friday, and that means more predictions are in for the Arizona Cardinals.
ESPN thinks the Cardinals may take outside linebacker Hau’oli Kikaha with the No. 55 pick.
Kikaha, formerly a Washington Husky, would be a nice pickup for any team looking to boost sack production. The 6-foot-2, 253-pound linebacker is known for his intelligence — and for his production. He earned first-team All-American and first-team All-Pac-12 honors in 2014. In his last two years at Washington, he combined for 32 sacks, 40 tackles for loss and six forced fumbles in 27 starts.
His pass-rushing resume makes him a reasonable pickup for the Cardinals, but there are others who may be available around that time — or other teams, like the Bengals, who are looking for a heavy upgrade at pass rusher.
It’s somewhat doubtful Arizona will pick up a running back in the second round, but the best available could potentially be second-rounders — Tevin Coleman, Duke Johnson, Ameer Abdullah and Jay Ajayi.
