The Arizona Cardinals add a young bookend offensive tackle in their newest 2025 NFL Mock Draft.
The Arizona Cardinals have a couple of things they need to do if they want to reach the next level.
One is find that unicorn quarterback… Which no one is going to beat Patrick Mahomes, so that isn’t going to work.
Hell, we saw how bad Jayden Daniels (if he can run it back for the next couple of years) played against a vastly superior team in the Philadelphia Eagles.
So the other option is to build something like what the Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions have built.
What have the Eagles and Lions done? Focused on the trenches, added outside talent once those trenches were built.
Well, the Cardinals don’t have a starting guard (hopefully Isaiah Adams) or a right tackle on the roster, so Kyle Crabbs of The 33rd Team had them adding to their offensive line in his newest 2025 NFL Mock Draft.
16. Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State –
Arizona’s offense sure can run the ball. But both guards, Evan Brown, and Will Hernandez, are set to test the market, and the long-term outlook of Jonah Williams is modest, at best. The Cardinals can take advantage of Josh Simmons’ slide due to a knee injury and add him to their ranks for an exciting addition across from (or next to) Paris Johnson Jr. Simmons was a right tackle at San Diego State before flipping sides at Ohio State. Many feel he’s another player who could also project inside to guard if needed.
I would be fine with Simmons in this scenario, it would give them a starter at right tackle to bookend with fellow Buckeye Paris Johnson Jr.
While this wouldn’t be my ideal fit, I do like the idea of having two young tackles locked in for the foreseeable future.
What do you think?