Cardenales no hicieron grandes olas durante la agencia libre, prefiriendo agregar veteranos de menor precio al plantel antes de dirigir su atención al draft. La base de prospecto se considera abundante este año, y el gerente general Steve Keim tratará de agregar piezas que puedan tener un impacto en 2017 y más allá. El draft con duración de tres días iniciará con la primera ronda el jueves, 27 de Abril, donde Cardenales tienen la selección global número 13. Una primera repasada a las diferentes posiciones se estará presentando a medida que el draft se aproxima.
Más análisis preliminares: Esquinero
Draft preliminar:Receptor
Jugadores bajo contrato: Larry Fitzgerald; J.J. Nelson; John Brown; Jaron Brown; Aaron Dobson; Brittan Golden; Jeremy Ross; Andre Ellington; Marquis Bundy; Marvin Hall; Chris Hubert; Harvey Binford.
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Images of players projected to get drafted this month
![Mike Williams, Clemson: Projected top-15 pick](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/mhm8mqejvqgt0pb0zrl9.jpg)
Mike Williams, Clemson: Projected top-15 pick
![Corey Davis, Western Michigan: Projected top-20 pick](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/gmdhdudttcwe6ekj9fam.jpg)
Corey Davis, Western Michigan: Projected top-20 pick
![John Ross, Washington: Projected first-round pick](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/pyqbprkajvrrsbpexo7t.jpg)
John Ross, Washington: Projected first-round pick
![Curtis Samuel, Ohio State: Projected second-round pick](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/urjjrfzizlnxnssh680i.jpg)
Curtis Samuel, Ohio State: Projected second-round pick
![Chris Godwin, Penn State: Projected second-round pick](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/zcrnkwso0y5rxqqab4cm.jpg)
Chris Godwin, Penn State: Projected second-round pick
![Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington: Projected second-round pick](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/c8af3q6ovicfnv5yanip.jpg)
Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington: Projected second-round pick
![Ar'Darius Stewart, Alabama: Projected third-round pick](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/nbyv5sf4lcytb7ophwah.jpg)
Ar'Darius Stewart, Alabama: Projected third-round pick
![Carlos Henderson, Louisiana Tech: Projected third-round pick](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/rv2eesvgp2y0f6wcqhvh.jpg)
Carlos Henderson, Louisiana Tech: Projected third-round pick
![Zay Jones, West Carolina: Projected third-round pick](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/uqqow066spp2kac8utys.jpg)
Zay Jones, West Carolina: Projected third-round pick
![JuJu Smith-Schuster, USC: Projected third-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/ddr1jdeetg4qzwtc3itr.jpg)
JuJu Smith-Schuster, USC: Projected third-rounder
![Amara Darboh, Michigan: Projected third-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/gnjuc8tvk8ivvgq5qf1y.jpg)
Amara Darboh, Michigan: Projected third-rounder
![Chad Hansen, California: Projected third-round pick](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/ejheyrs1cqixp3alotdt.jpg)
Chad Hansen, California: Projected third-round pick
![Taywan Taylor, Western Kentucky: Projected third-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/weowhrocppetjx2aitcg.jpg)
Taywan Taylor, Western Kentucky: Projected third-rounder
![Malachi Dupre, LSU: Projected third-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/eda6ldm8nnonuvuomn6q.jpg)
Malachi Dupre, LSU: Projected third-rounder
![Noah Brown, Ohio State: Projected fourth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/ipcdmkbkzj7arnlhp5rc.jpg)
Noah Brown, Ohio State: Projected fourth-rounder
![Dede Westbrook, Oklahoma: Projected fourth-round pick](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/uin0mwufpggc3bep2h5n.jpg)
Dede Westbrook, Oklahoma: Projected fourth-round pick
![Isaiah Ford, Virginia Tech: Projected fourth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/shccukzrififrveg3o6d.jpg)
Isaiah Ford, Virginia Tech: Projected fourth-rounder
![Kenny Golladay, Northern Illinois: Projected fourth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/t4la9w0asrrrjmxjtryt.jpg)
Kenny Golladay, Northern Illinois: Projected fourth-rounder
![Isaiah McKenzie, Georgia: Projected fifth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/f9r7qt6i532crxprblyu.jpg)
Isaiah McKenzie, Georgia: Projected fifth-rounder
![Shelton Gibson, West Virginia: Projected fifth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/cvxyh4uxexvgohddwhgz.jpg)
Shelton Gibson, West Virginia: Projected fifth-rounder
![Mack Hollins, North Carolina: Projected fifth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/hcvt1kgvplk0a7w14wcc.jpg)
Mack Hollins, North Carolina: Projected fifth-rounder
![Stacy Coley, Miami: Projected fifth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/hgviy0dmrpja6bwblucq.jpg)
Stacy Coley, Miami: Projected fifth-rounder
![Josh Reynolds, Texas A&M: Projected fifth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/e9ubcq3hgzorr3jhfige.jpg)
Josh Reynolds, Texas A&M: Projected fifth-rounder
![Artavis Scott, Clemson: Projected sixth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/wewosccuae3us5pahfxc.jpg)
Artavis Scott, Clemson: Projected sixth-rounder
![Ryan Switzer, North Carolina: Projected fifth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/mg8dftfw8vzzwqoykdj1.jpg)
Ryan Switzer, North Carolina: Projected fifth-rounder
![Travis Rudolph, Florida State: Projected sixth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/p9mtzjxouv6snxxluabp.jpg)
Travis Rudolph, Florida State: Projected sixth-rounder
![Amba Etta-Tawo, Syracuse: Projected sixth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/fl5adtoayxuvxvofsexo.jpg)
Amba Etta-Tawo, Syracuse: Projected sixth-rounder
![KD Cannon, Baylor: Projected sixth-round pick](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/ovzm2paukpkcpolh2ftv.jpg)
KD Cannon, Baylor: Projected sixth-round pick
![Josh Malone, Tennessee: Projected sixth-round pick](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/lvlhpw3ddgclntlorjsa.jpg)
Josh Malone, Tennessee: Projected sixth-round pick
![Robert Davis, Georgia State: Projected sixth-round pick](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/wybczan8ctshws9b01gu.jpg)
Robert Davis, Georgia State: Projected sixth-round pick
![Bug Thomas, North Carolina: Projected seventh-round pick](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/nl8tvvs92ucmthofppxg.jpg)
Bug Thomas, North Carolina: Projected seventh-round pick
![Chad Williams, Grambling State: Projected seventh-round pick](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/t8cmrp6nhgoaq3xyzwxc.jpg)
Chad Williams, Grambling State: Projected seventh-round pick
Situación de Cardenales: Michael Floyd se ha marchado y Fitzgerald podría estar jugando su última temporada, por lo que hay algunos signos de interrogación a largo plazo, aunque la decisión de Fitzgerald de regresar en 2017 mantuvo las campanas de alarma quietas este año. Si John Brown consigue mantenerse saludable y J.J. Nelson continúa avanzando, hay algunas buenas piezas, con Jaron Brown, Golden, Ross y Dobson siendo veteranos experimentados. Cardenales no firmaron ningún nombre importante durante la agencia libre y podrían utilizar una infusión de talento joven, aunque al entrenador Bruce Arians le gusta el grupo actual.
Generación del draft: Hay tres jugadores proyectados para salir en primera ronda – Mike Williams de Clemson, Corey Davis de la Universidad Central de Michigan y John Ross de Washington – aunque no se sabe cuántos de ellos estarán disponibles en la posición No. 13. Cardenales ya tienen un par de velocistas, así que los grandes armazones de Williams y Davis podrían tener más sentido que Ross, quien rompió la marca de las 40 yardas en el combinado. Bajo la administración Keim y Arians, Cardenales han tenido éxito encontrando receptores en las últimas rondas, y podrían elegir buscar a esas alturas otra vez.
Conclusión: El draft que presenta un gran número de opciones, con algunos talentos elite de primera ronda y varios prospectos intrigantes programados para salir el segundo y tercer día. El grupo de receptores ha sido para Cardenales durante mucho tiempo una gran fortaleza, aunque dio un paso atrás en 2016, ya que varios jugadores batallaron con lesiones e inconsistencias. No será necesario para un novato llegar y dominar si Fitzgerald, Brown y Nelson juegan a su máxima potencia, no obstante, sería bueno tener otra arma para esta temporada y el futuro.