The Arizona Cardinals will be drafting dead in the center of the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, as they possess the No. 16 overall pick. There's plenty of directions they could go with it, but in his first mock of the season,

Check out the player that Bucky Brooks has going to the Cardinals with the 16th pick in the NFL draft in his first mock draft of the year.

The Cardinals currently have Jonah Williams under contract and he has $2.5 million in guaranteed salary for injury, but he is due a $1.5 million roster bonus and that $2.5 million becomes fully guaranteed on March 16. He is coming off a knee injury, so it is not yet known whether he could be medically cleared by March 16.

The Cardinals have something going with Dante Stills at defensive tackle, but he needs a partner in crime. Perhaps more importantly, the Cardinals need beef in the middle and the 6’3 and 305lbs Nolen has just that.