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2015 NFL mock draft: How about Owamagbe Odighizuwa to the Arizona Cardinals?

Pass rusher seems to be the thing for the Cardinals with the 24th pick.

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With the 2015 NFL Draft just around the corner (now less than a month away), the mock drafts are everywhere. Of course, we have had mock drafts featured weekly on this site for quite a while. SB Nation's Dan Kadar has his latest projections and for the Arizona Cardinals it means grabbing a pass rusher with a lot of potential. It also means having to write a name I don't know if I will ever remember well enough to not have to cut and paste.

With the 24th pick in the draft, Kadar projects the Cardinals take UCLA's Owamagbe Odighizuwa.

The Cardinals have done a nice job patching some holes on the roster in free agency. That leaves them to fill a few more in the draft: running back, pass rush and cornerback. Odighizuwa is a player who could be brought in to make an impact early in his career. He plays with good strength and has some versatility.

He is taken before Eli Harold, who falls to the 31st pick.

LSU CB Jalen Collins is available, as are a couple of pretty solid tackle prospects in Ereck Flowers and T.J. Clemmings.

Seth Cox ranked Odighizuwa as the draft's fifth best pass rushing option, citing his "athleticism, size and untapped game."

At the same time, his NFL.com profile suggests he compares to Sam Acho. Acho was a fourth round pick and has been little more than a solid special teams player and depth guy. Is that who you want to draft in the first round -- a guy to replace the former fourth round pick who is now unsigned?