MODS’ Infusion of Youth

When one looks at the Cardinals lineups of draft picks, college free agents and waiver claims over the past two seasons, what a professional job Monti Ossenfort and Dave Sears are doing not only to infuse much needed young talent into the roster while attempting to do so at every position.

Offense:

• QB —- Clayton Tune
• QB —- Desmond Ridder
• RB —- Emari Demercado
• RB —- Trey Benson
• TE —- Elijah Higgins, Blake Whiteheart
• TE —- Tip Reiman, Travis Vokolek
• WR —- Michael Wilson, Daniel Arias
• WR —- Marvin Harrison Jr.
• WR — Tejhuan Palmer, Xavier Weaver
• LT —- Paris Johnson Jr., Carter O’Donnell
• LG —- Isaiah Adams
• C —- Trystan Colon, Keith Ishmael
• RG —- Jon Gaines II, Austin Pleasants
• RT —- Christian Jones, Jackson Barton

Defense:

• LOLB —- B.J. Ojulari, Tyreke Smith
• LDE —- Darius Robinson
• NT —- Roy Lopez, Khyris Tonga, Myles Murphy
• RDE —- Dante Stills, Ben Stille
• ROLB —- Xavier Thomas
• LILB —- Trevor Nowaske, Tyreke Maddox-Williams
• RILB —- Owen Pappoe
• LCB —- Max Melton, Starling Thomas V
• SS —- Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
• FS —- Joey Blount
• RCB —- Elijah Jones, Kei’Trel Clark, Divaad Wilson
• NCB —- Garrett Williams, Jaden Davis

Special Teams

• LS —- Joe Shimko

Totals:

• Draft Picks 2023, 2024: 10 on offense; 11 on Defense —- Total: 21
• CFA/SFA/WC/PSS/TRADE: —- Total: 22

Three Drafts in Two:

21 draft picks in 2 years —- each team starts with 7 a year —- so what MODS have accomplished is basically orchestrating 3 drafts in 2 years.

Draft Picks By Position:

• QB; 1
• RB: 1
• TE: 1
• WR: 3
• T: 2
• G: 1
• C/G: 1
• DI: 2
• ED: 2
• ILB: 1
• CB: 5
• S: 1

Young CFA, SFA, WC, PSS, TRADE Acquisitions By Position:

• QB 1
• RB: 1
• TE: 2
• WR: 2
• T: 2
• G: 1
• C/G: 2
• DI: 4
• ED: 1
• ILB: 2
• CB: 2
• S: 1
• LS: 1

ROTB Poll:

NFC West Drafts 2023:

Arizona Cardinals

• Round 1 (No. 6 from Rams through Lions): OT Paris Johnson Jr.
• Round 2 (No. 41 from Titans): EDGE BJ Ojulari
• Round 3 (No. 72 from Titans): CB Garrett Williams
• Round 3 (No. 94 from Eagles): WR Michael Wilson
• Round 4 (No. 122 from Dolphins): IOL Jon Gaines II
• Round 5 (No. 139 from Broncos): QB Clayton Tune
• Round 5 (No. 168): LB Owen Pappoe
• Round 6 (No. 180): CB Kei’Trel Clark
• Round 6 (No. 213): DL Dante Stills

Los Angeles Rams

• Round 2 (No. 36): IOL Steve Avila
• Round 3 (No. 77 from Patriots through Dolphins): LB Byron Young
• Round 3 (No. 89 from Giants): DL Kobie Turner
• Round 4 (No. 128 from Giants): QB Stetson Bennett
• Round 5 (No. 161 from Cowboys): EDGE Nick Hampton
• Round 5 (No. 174 from Raiders through Texans): OT Warren McClendon
• Round 5 (No. 175 from Buccaneers): TE Davis Allen
• Round 5 (No. 177): WR Puke Nacua
• Round 6 (No. 182): CB Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson
• Round 6 (No. 189 from Titans): EDGE Ochaun Mathis
• Round 6 (No. 215 from Commanders): RB Zach Evans
• Round 7 (No. 223): P Ethan Evans
• Round 7 (No. 234 from Steelers): S Jason Taylor II
• Round 7 (No. 259 from Texans): DL Desjuan Johnson

San Francisco 49ers

• Round 3 (No. 87 from Vikings): CB Ji’Ayir Brown
• Round 3 (No. 99): K Jake Moody
• Round 3 (No. 101): TE Cameron Latu
• Round 5 (No. 155 from Dolphins): CB Darrell Luter Jr.
• Round 5 (No. 173): EDGE Robert Beal Jr.
• Round 6 (No. 216): LB Dee Winters
• Round 7 (No. 247): TE Brayden Willis
• Round 7 (No. 253): WR Ronnie Bell
• Round 7 (No. 255): LB Jalen Graham

Seattle Seahawks

• Round 1 (No. 5 from Broncos): CB Devon Witherspoon
• Round 1 (No. 20): WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba
• Round 2 (No. 37 from Broncos): EDGE Derick Hall
• Round 2 (No. 52): RB Zach Charbonnet
• Round 4 (No. 108 from Broncos): IOL Anthony Bradford
• Round 4 (No. 123): DL Cameron Young
• Round 5 (No. 151 from Steelers): EDGE Mike Morris
• Round 5 (No. 154): IOL Olusegun Oluwatimi
• Round 6 (No. 198): S Jerrick Reed II
• Round 7 (No. 237): RB Kenny McIntosh

ROTB Question:

NFC West Drafts 2024:

Cardinals:

Round 1, pick 4: Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State

Round 1, pick 27: Darius Robinson, EDGE, Missouri

Round 2, pick 11: Max Melton, CB, Rutgers

Round 3, pick 2: Trey Benson, RB, Florida State

Round 3, pick 7: Isaiah Adams, OG, Illinois

Round 3, pick 19: Tip Reiman, TE, Illinois

Round 3, pick 26: Elijah Jones, CB, Boston College

Round 4, pick 4: Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, S, Texas Tech

Round 5, pick 3: Xavier Thomas, EDGE, Clemson

Round 5, pick 26: Christian Jones, OT, Texas

Round 6, pick 15: Tejhaun Palmer, WR, UAB

Round 7, pick 6: Jaden Davis, CB, Miami

Rams:

Round 1, pick 19: Jared Verse, EDGE, Florida State

Round 2, pick 7: Braden Fiske, DL, Florida State

Round 3, pick 20: Blake Corum, RB, Michigan

Round 3, pick 35: Kamren Kinchens, S, Miami

Round 6, pick 20: Tyler Davis, DL, Clemson

Round 6, pick 30: Joshua Karty, K, Stanford

Round 6, pick 34: Jordan Whittington, WR, Texas

Round 6, pick 38: Beaux Limmer, OG, Arkansas

Round 7, pick 34: KT Leveston, OT, Kansas State

49ers:

• Round 1, pick 31: Ricky Pearsall, WR, Florida
• Round 2, pick 32: Renardo Green, CB, Florida State
• Round 3, pick 23: Dominick Puni, OG, Kansas
• Round 4, pick 23: Malik Mustapha, S, Wake Forest
• Round 4, pick 28: Isaac Guerendo, RB, Louisville
• Round 4, pick 34: Jacob Cowing, WR, Arizona
• Round 6, pick 36: Jarrett Kingston, OL, Southern California
• Round 7, pick 31: Tatum Bethune, LB, Florida State

Seahawks

Round 1, pick 16: Byron Murphy II, DL, Texas

Round 3, pick 17: Christian Haynes, OG, Connecticut

Round 4, pick 18: Tyrice Knight, LB, Texas-El Paso

Round 4, pick 21: AJ Barner, TE, Michigan

Round 5, pick 1: Nehemiah Pritchett, CB, Auburn

Round 6, pick 3: Sataoa Laumea, OG, Utah

Round 6, pick 16: DJ James, CB, Auburn

Round 6, pick 28: Michael Jerrell, OT, Findlay

ROTB Poll:

I voted 3rd thus far in 2023 (behind LAR and SEA) and 1st on paper in 2024.

How about you?