Arizona Cardinals: Draft Recap

by Jconk333 | 3 years ago | 2 Comments

The draft has come and gone and the Arizona Cardinals aren't quite sure what to make of their draft haul. The Cardinals possessed 6 picks in this year's draft with picks in each round besides round 4. The rumor mill was in over-drive as there were numerous reports that the Cardinals were trying to trade up into the top 10 of this draft as they contacted numerous teams about availabilty of those picks. Obviously no move was made and the Cardinals stayed put. Let's see the class....

Round 1/ Pick 20- Carlos Spencer - NC State

This guy was at the top of the Cardinals draft board and they were shocked to see he was still available at pick 20. Maybe it is his age as he is already 23? Whatever the case may be, his career won't last past the age of 27 so there is no fear of regression. The guy is an elite athlete with great coverage skills. His biggest knock has to be the frying pans he has at the end of his arms after dropping roughly 4 picks in his preseason debut. No matter the case, he is locked in as a starting corner.

Round 2/ Pick 42- Reggie Patterson- Clemson

The guy Coach Cash was targeting here in round 2 went a few picks before the team's selection and he was left with a dilemma....draft the Heisman Trophy Winner and double dip at the DB position, or go for more depth at the wideout position. Coach took the Heisman winner to hopefully use his versatility. "He is gonna line up outside, inside, safety, all over the secondary for this football team". Patterson is not a special athlete by most standards and he didn't check many boxes during the pre-draft process. However, the guy won the Heisman trophy and that should play. 

Round 3/ Pick 74- Gil Woodley- Wisconsin

Branson was the target.....Branson was taken.....Team read many reports Woodley trained harder than anyone for the combine and he performed very well.....Team saw a potential diamond in the rough.....Team drafted Woodley.....Team regrets drafting Woodley

Round 5/ Pick 138- Joshua Barclay- Boise State

Coach Cash has always had a tendency to try and convert over-sized, slower wide receivers into tight ends. This was the process behind this pick. Barclay is a height/weight/speed combo type of receiver and he is gonna try his hand at tight end at the next level. Coach wants speed every where on this offense. Barclay is expected to open the season as TE1.

Round 6/ Pick 170- Wayne Bowden- Washington

Coach was torn here between Bowden and Peter Baker out of Cal-Berkley.....Team took Bowden.....Baker went 6 picks later to the New York Jets.....Team once again regrets another pick.....Bowden will serve as a depth piece.

Round 7/Pick 202- Antonio Springs- Army

Coach Cash might have had a little bias targeting Springs due to the school he was playing football at. With that said, Springs is a superb athlete who is gonna see significant playing time this season on special teams and in some base sets next to Isaiah Simmons. 

Like any draft, only time will tell if this class was a bust or a boom.