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NFL mock draft tracker: What will Cardinals do with No. 16 pick?

Feb 4, 2025, 12:48 PM | Updated: 12:48 pm

The book is officially closed on the Arizona Cardinals’ 2024 campaign.

You know what that means? It’s NFL mock draft season!

There are plenty of shapes Arizona’s No. 16 overall pick can take given the team’s needs.

Does Arizona focus on a pass rusher? Does it trade the selection altogether for added draft capital? Maybe some premium veteran talent?

There’s definitely a lot of ways this can go, making for an eventful — and potentially chaotic — pre-draft season.

But don’t you worry! To help keep your head from spinning, our annual Arizona Sports Mock Draft Tracker is back up and running.

Here you’ll find a boatload of mocks from analysts around the NFL, leading up to the first round of the draft.


2025 Arizona Sports NFL Mock Draft Tracker: Who will the Arizona pick?

Player Position School Mocked to Arizona (number of times)
James Pearce EDGE Tennessee 8
Jalon Walker LB/EDGE Georgia 8
Derrick Harmon DT Oregon 7
Kenneth Grant DL Michigan 5
Mykel Williams EDGE Georgia 4
Mike Green EDGE Marshall 3
Tyler Booker OG Alabama 3
Josh Simmons OT Ohio State 2
Shemar Stewart DL Texas A&M 2
Armand Membou OT Missouri 2
Walter Nolen DL Ole Miss 1
Benjamin Morrison CB Notre Dame 1
Princely Umanmielen EDGE Ole Miss 1
Nic Scourton EDGE Texas A&M 1
Luther Burden III WR Missouri 1
Kelvin Banks OT Texas 1

Feb. 3

For The Win (Christian D’Andrea) 2025 NFL Mock Draft: Shedeur Sanders, welcome to Cleveland — Pearce

Pro Football Focus (Mason Cameron) 2025 NFL Mock Draft: Penn State’s Abdul Carter goes No. 1, Browns select QB Cam Ward at No. 2 — Walker

Bleacher Report (Erik Beaston) 2025 NFL Mock Draft: Post-Pro Bowl Projections for 1st-Round Prospects — Membou

NFL Network (Lance Zierlein) Lance Zierlein 2025 NFL mock draft 1.0: Giants land Travis Hunter; Bengals add WR for Joe Burrow — Booker

CBS Sports (Ryan Wilson) 2025 NFL mock draft: Browns select Mason Graham to shore up D-line; Giants pick Shedeur Sanders at No. 3 — Stewart

Feb. 2

The Draft Network (Justin Melo) NFL Mock Draft 2025: Post-Senior Bowl — Green

Pro Football Network (Jacob Infante) Titans Surprise and Pass on QB, Raiders Land Shedeur Sanders in Dream Scenario, and More — Walker

Feb. 1

For The Numbers (Jeff Ratcliffe) Jeff Ratcliffe’s 2025 NFL Mock Draft 1.0 — Grant

Jan. 31

NFL.com (Eric Edholm) Eric Edholm 2025 NFL mock draft 1.0: Cam Ward, Shedeur Sanders to New York! A top-five tight end? — Williams

Jan. 30

RotoBaller (Matt Donnelly) 2025 NFL Mock Draft 1.0 – Pre-Senior Bowl Mock for First Round — Walker

CBS Sports (Josh Edwards) 2025 NFL Mock Draft: Titans punt on taking QB in first round; Patriots, Raiders select skill players in top 10 — Pearce

Arizona Republic (Theo Mackie) NFL mock draft 2025: Tennessee Titans aim for a top QB at No. 1, Penn State star moves up — Green

Pro Football Network (staff) Titans Make Massive Deal To Shake Up Round 1, Shedeur Sanders Slides, Ashton Jeanty Cracks Top 10 — Pearce

Jan. 29

Yahoo! Sports (Nate Tice and Charles McDonald) 2025 NFL mock draft 5.0: Titans take ‘generational’ talent, while QBs go 2-3 and Jets get a steal — Walker

NFL.com (Bucky Brooks) Bucky Brooks 2025 NFL mock draft 1.0: Titans take Shedeur Sanders at No. 1; Ashton Jeanty to Dallas — Pearce

Jan. 28

The Athletic (Nick Baumgardner and Scott Dochterman) How many QBs in Rounds 1-2? Could Abdul Carter be Titans’ top pick? — Harmon

Pro Football Network (staff) Shedeur Sanders Lands in Tennessee, Ashton Jeanty New RB1 for the Cowboys — Grant

Jan. 27

CBS Sports (Josh Edwards) Commanders invest in protecting Jayden Daniels; Cowboys get Dak Prescott a new playmaker — Pearce

Pro Football Focus (Max Chadwick) Travis Hunter goes No. 1, Cam Ward joins Browns and more — Membou

The 33rd Team (Kyle Crabbs) Updated Predictions For Every First-Round Pick — Simmons

Draft Wire (Curt Popejoy) 2025 NFL draft: Post conference championship 2-round mock draft update — Banks

Jan. 26

The Draft Network (Keith Sanchez) NFL Mock Draft 2025: Pre-Senior Bowl — Pearce

Jan. 25

NFL Network (Daniel Jeremiah) – Daniel Jeremiah 2025 NFL mock draft 1.0: Titans boost defense with first pick; Giants, Raiders select QBs — Walker

ESPN (Mel Kiper Jr.) – 2025 NFL mock draft: Mel Kiper’s Round 1 pick predictions — Booker

Jan. 14

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