The Georgia defensive player could be the best fit for the Arizona Cardinals in the 2025 NFL Draft.
We looked at Will Johnson earlier today, this afternoon let’s take a look at another prospect to help us start making the Arizona Cardinals first round big board.
The first 15 or so will be the “first round” guys, then we will look at some select prospects quickly, maybe even in groups to get through a look at players, build a big board and know who these guys are who the Arizona Cardinals could potentially pick.
So to start, we will use the 2025 NFL Draft Consensus Big Board and take a look at the players in that 11-32 range who make sense for the Arizona Cardinals.
This time, it is a hybrid defensive front seven player that could offer the Arizona Cardinals a lot of options.
Jalon Walker, LB, Georgia
From Mike Mayock via Rich Eisen:
“I put the Georgia tape on of Jalon Walker and he’s an off the ball linebacker at 243 pounds and my jaw dropped watching him run,” Mayock said. “His twitch, his quickness, his speed, his change of direction. But what really initrgued me is on sub packages, Rich they him everywhere from the A gap over the center to all the way out wide as a pass rusher and I have in my notes all over the place for Jalon Walker. Every tape I watched, I have Micah Parsons, Micah Parsons, he reminds me so much of Micah Parsons, when he came out of Penn State…. I think the only limitation is a defensive coordinator with lack of creativity, because this kid can play all over the ball. And if you have to chase a guy like Jayden Daniels on the field, this is the kid I want doing it.
There is no question of a fit if you are looking at and seeing Micah Parsons in Walker. While I always hesitate to go that high on guys, we are talking about one of the five best defensive players in football in Parsons, if he is being touted that highly there are things to like.
Walker has thrived at both spots, and the usage makes sense, as he can do different things, but the main thing he can do is get to the ball consistently.
So, if you have a defense where you may need both an off-ball linebacker and someone who can help rush the passer, then Walker makes sense.
The question becomes, does he even make it to 16th pick?