The Arizona Cardinals and the rest of the NFL are preparing for the NFL draft. They all had evaluators at the two recent college All-Star games — the East-West Shrine Bowl and the Senior Bowl.
On intriguing linebacker prospect for teams perhaps on Day 2 of the draft is Ole Miss’ Chris Paul Jr., who played in the Shrine Bowl in Dallas last month.
In an interview with The Draft Network’s Justin Melo, he said he met with a number of teams. That list included the Cardinals. “I feel like I had a great interview with every team I sat down with,” he said.
Paul is a 6-1, 240-pound off-ball linebacker, a position where the Cardinals might need a starter in 2025, depending on what happens with Kyzir White in free agency.
In 2024 for Ole Miss after three years at Arkansas, he had 88 total tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, an interception, four pass breakups and a fumble recovery.
He will be a guy to pay attention to as the draft approaches.
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