El draft de la NFL se llevará a cabo del 28 al 30 de Abril en Chicago. Cardenales han atendido sus mayores necesidades con el intercambio de Chandler Jones y a través de la agencia libre, sin embargo, tienen como objetivo añadir más piezas de impacto. Daremos un vistazo a cada posición durante las próximas semanas, conforme el draft se avecina.
Más análisis del draft: Mariscales|Apoyadores
Primera repasada al draft: Receptores
Cardenales bajo contrato: Larry Fitzgerald; Michael Floyd; John Brown; J.J. Nelson; Brittan Golden; Jaxon Shipley.
Necesidad: Baja
Images of the top receiving prospects expected to be selected in the NFL draft
![Missisippi's Laquon Treadwell: Projected first-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/bkyy63pqh8cjwpyiunsd.jpg)
Missisippi's Laquon Treadwell: Projected first-rounder
![Baylor's Corey Coleman: Projected first-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/r601pp76gh2yskuqvviw.jpg)
Baylor's Corey Coleman: Projected first-rounder
![TCU WR Josh Doctson: Projected first-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/l2lzez3spqlbp1cbbp8n.jpg)
TCU WR Josh Doctson: Projected first-rounder
![Notre Dame's Will Fuller: Projected first-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/vxr1lhqsdrx0mtk9fnen.jpg)
Notre Dame's Will Fuller: Projected first-rounder
![Ohio State's Michael Thomas: Projected second-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/ea4vdl7nwnzsdqriavc8.jpg)
Ohio State's Michael Thomas: Projected second-rounder
![South Carolina's Pharoh Cooper: Projected second-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/glst5nbkfvdxppw2dsn4.jpg)
South Carolina's Pharoh Cooper: Projected second-rounder
![Pittsburgh's Tyler Boyd: Projected second-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/ykquuyjr4slwhvie8wzq.jpg)
Pittsburgh's Tyler Boyd: Projected second-rounder
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![UCLA's Jordan Payton: Projected third-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/s6kgeg7ehlux3yeyqqix.jpg)
UCLA's Jordan Payton: Projected third-rounder
![California's Kenny Lawler: Projected third-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/fuandb5uyhoedkcrkuem.jpg)
California's Kenny Lawler: Projected third-rounder
![Oklahoma's Sterling Shepard: Projected third-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/padq6uziwmlpz6m47tiv.jpg)
Oklahoma's Sterling Shepard: Projected third-rounder
![Rutgers' Leonte Caroo: Projected third-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/nha90wwila8a77hyeqek.jpg)
Rutgers' Leonte Caroo: Projected third-rounder
![Colorado State's Rashard Higgins: Projected third-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/zmxbcae4qp5owkdvlhl0.jpg)
Colorado State's Rashard Higgins: Projected third-rounder
![Michigan State's Aaron Burbridge: Projected fourth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/kliegnvoxgvzrnrebfnw.jpg)
Michigan State's Aaron Burbridge: Projected fourth-rounder
![Oregon's Bralon Addison: Projected fourth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/gv4iu4xr6ukkquask7mc.jpg)
Oregon's Bralon Addison: Projected fourth-rounder
![Tulsa's Keyarris Garrett: Projected fourth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/wu3dtk9wvi4ep0fd9kgv.jpg)
Tulsa's Keyarris Garrett: Projected fourth-rounder
![TCU's Kolby Listenbee: Projected fourth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/befv6khjzxppgtv2weh6.jpg)
TCU's Kolby Listenbee: Projected fourth-rounder
![Georgia's Malcolm Mitchell: Projected fourth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/g4pmlmf85xxto0fssihv.jpg)
Georgia's Malcolm Mitchell: Projected fourth-rounder
![Bowling Green's Roger Lewis: Projected fourth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/tdct4h5qlzhjqxukmofc.jpg)
Bowling Green's Roger Lewis: Projected fourth-rounder
![Clemson's Charone Peak: Projected fifth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/j4ubmmukxwuzt3wphg07.jpg)
Clemson's Charone Peak: Projected fifth-rounder
![Mississippi's Cody Core: Projected fifth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/cnipf7wfknpa5iqcczdz.jpg)
Mississippi's Cody Core: Projected fifth-rounder
![Southeast Missouri State's Paul McRoberts: Projected fifth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/ixwixniwby7fqgybgsdr.jpg)
Southeast Missouri State's Paul McRoberts: Projected fifth-rounder
![Akron's Tajae Sharpe: Projected fifth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/mdb2sjktkzwmnqgneizt.jpg)
Akron's Tajae Sharpe: Projected fifth-rounder
![UCLA's Thomas Duarte: Projected fifth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/kwtxxxkmeixrjevzoyhh.jpg)
UCLA's Thomas Duarte: Projected fifth-rounder
![Florida's Demarcus Robinson: Projected sixth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/tmk8ivsjfgcquatarqoy.jpg)
Florida's Demarcus Robinson: Projected sixth-rounder
![Mississippi State's De'Runnya Nelson: Projected sixth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/ubfzkrdggbhp4uwpavm9.jpg)
Mississippi State's De'Runnya Nelson: Projected sixth-rounder
![Illinois' Geronimo Allison: Projected sixth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/oy4dkapsp7nnhuhfnkbg.jpg)
Illinois' Geronimo Allison: Projected sixth-rounder
![Washington's Jaydon Mickens: Projected sixth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/bejmmuqircx3z0tyemw8.jpg)
Washington's Jaydon Mickens: Projected sixth-rounder
![Southern Mississippi's Mike Thomas: Projected sixth-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/lgcnjvf0igziytblxokc.jpg)
Southern Mississippi's Mike Thomas: Projected sixth-rounder
![Notre Dame's Chris Brown: Projected seventh-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/wsl71vcejyvieiuz9kuh.jpg)
Notre Dame's Chris Brown: Projected seventh-rounder
![Auburn's Ricardo Louis: Projected seventh-rounder](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/cardinals/nk3lpqn74auivmhd8ixk.jpg)
Auburn's Ricardo Louis: Projected seventh-rounder
Análisis: Cardenales no añadieron un receptor en la agencia libre, ya que están bien surtidos, y no sería sorprendente verlos dejar pasar la posición durante el draft. El estelar Larry Fitzgerald está ya entrado en años, sin embargo en 2015 consiguió algunos de los mejores números en su carrera, mientras que Michael Floyd y John Brown están en el mejor momento de sus carreras y han demostrado ser opciones de alto vuelo. J.J. Nelson entrará en su segunda temporada en busca de encontrar una función más significativa, mientras se espera que Jaron Brown regrese después de haber recibido una oferta como agente libre restringido.
Sin embargo, no está completamente fuera de cuestión para el gerente general Steve Keim añadir otro receptor a la mezcla. Fitzgerald y Floyd están entrando ambos en el último año de su contrato, y en este momento su futuro es desconocido. Keim reclutó al tackle ofensivo D.J. Humphries en la primera ronda la temporada pasada sabiendo que no sería necesario como novato. Mientras parece poco probable que una selección sea utilizada al inicio para reclutar un receptor, Keim podría adoptar ese mismo enfoque más adelante si piensa que el equipo necesitará otro atrapa-pases en 2017.
Esta sería una selección de lujo, así que si Keim lo hace, es porque está indudablemente seguro de que el jugador que encontró es una buena relación entre calidad y costo. Si Cardenales permanecen sin cambios, estarán con todo y eso entrando a la temporada 2016 sin duda con el cuerpo de receptores mejor respaldado en la NFL.