Revenge of the Birds
The Arizona Cardinals could use another edge rusher, but is Mykel Williams the right one?
Happy Thursday one and all.
The Arizona Cardinals and the rest of the NFL are heading towards the 2025 NFL Draft and in doing that we are building our own big board for the Cardinals.
We have looked at the Consensus Big Board and their top prospects that could be available for the Arizona Cardinals.
Starting with Will Johnson, Jalon Walker, Shemar Stewart, and Kelvin Banks and today we get a pair of edge rushers.
Let’s get started with a pass rusher from one of the top defensive programs in the country and in the last decade.
Mykel Williams is a 6-5 260lbs edge defender who has looked like a monster at times, but has not been the consistent force that some would want.
From Kyle Crabbs:
Williams is a scheme-diverse talent who can align and release from tight alignments, wide 2-point stances, or as a traditional, even front end. His power and length make him a prominent presence on the edge, and there’s still plenty of room for refinement with his overall precision of hand usage and technique after playing less than 1,200 snaps across his three seasons.
This is a developmental starter who can fill a slew of assignments. His ceiling is best in a front that attacks protection schemes strategically with pressure packages and games to help create a variety of angles for Williams to penetrate the pocket.
The thing with Williams is that the Cardinals don’t need him immediately, so they can get him reps, and snaps if they see a player that they can continue to develop into the force some think he can be.
Williams would be a great fit if you buy they can get him to be a Josh Sweat/Greg Rousseau type of player.
What do you think?
