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Slideshow: Potential Cardinals draft picks

The Cardinals are set to pick 13th in the first round of the
NFL Draft Thursday.

Selecting later in the draft means it’s tougher to trim down
the list of potential candidates, though we’ve done our
best.

Below is a list of 10 players, one of whom is likely to be
an Arizona Cardinal Thursday evening.

Mike Adams, a 6-foot-8 offensive tackle from Ohio State, was named a first-team All-Big Ten as a junior. He had some trouble off the field and was suspended for the first five games last year for receiving improper benefits from selling collectibles at a tattoo parlor in Ohio, and then failed a drug test at the NFL Combine. Notre Dame wide receiver Michael Floyd had 100 catches and 1,147 yards his senior year. He also scored 37 touchdowns throughout his entire college career. David DeCastro, a guard from Stanford, spent three years protecting quarterback Andrew Luck and paving the way for one of the Pac-12's best rushing attacks. He started 39 games at right guard with an offensive line that allowed just 24 sacks in three years. Alabama linebacker Courtney Upshaw thrived under the guidance of Nick Saban. In the BCS Championship game, Upshaw had six tackles and one sack in the 21-0 win. He finished the season with 51 total tackles and 8.5 sacks. A defensive end from South Carolina, Melvin Ingram had two interceptions and 10 sacks his senior year. He also led the Gamecocks with 13.5 tackles for loss in 2011. Another possible choice as wide receiver for the Cards, Justin Blackmon gained 1,522 yards off of 121 receptions in 2011. The Oklahoma State product also scored 18 touchdowns last season, three of which came in a Fiesta Bowl win over Stanford. Dontari Poe, a 6-foot-4, 346 pound defensive tackle out of Memphis, was credited with 33 tackles and one sack in 2011. Cordy Glenn, a 6-5, 348-pound offensive tackle from Georgia, started 50 games at left guard, left tackle, and right guard. The versatile lineman was a driving force behind the Bulldogs' average of 413 offensive yards per game in 2011. Jonathan Martin, a senior offensive tackle from Stanford, could be on the radar for the Cards. The two-time first team all-conference selection started 27 games at left tackle, protecting future top pick Andrew Luck's blindside. Riley Reiff could be a Cardinal after three years at the University of Iowa. The offensive lineman helped the Hawkeyes make consecutive appearances in the Insight Bowl last year.