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Arizona Cardinals take wide receiver KeeSean Johnson out of Fresno State

NCAA Football: Fresno State at Minnesota Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

The offense needs help.

Kliff Kingsbury has gotten help from Steve Keim in their first draft together.

For the third time in the 2019 NFL Draft, the Arizona Cardinals have selected a wide receiver, this time it is KeeSean Johnson out of Fresno State.

Johnson is a different type of wide receiver than any the Cardinals have drafted thus far.

Johnson is a 6-1 201lbs possession receiver, an auto catch type with run after the catch skills.

The knock on Johnson is simply he is limited as an athlete. Johnson tested poorly at the 2019 NFL Combine, with a 4.6 forty, only a 30 inch vertical, 117 in broad jump, a 7.28 3-cone and a 20-yard shuttle of 4.23. If you’re wondering what all that means...

What Johnson does well is catch the damn ball. He can move a bit after the catch and is accustomed to working in an air raid scheme as well.

He is a smooth player, but not a high end athlete that would demand being drafted in the first two days.

However, he is a good wide receiver and someone who will push to make this roster.