Draft Wire’s top 250 players includes 20 linebackers, 2 of whom the Cardinals could draft in the first two rounds.
The 2025 NFL draft is days away, beginning next Thursday night. Teams are finalizing their draft boards, including the Arizona Cardinals.
As we approach the actual draft, Draft Wire managing editor Jeff Risdon has put together his final player rankings, ranking players 1-250.
This series of stories will break down each position group and list each player on the list, showing where they rank.
Here are the off-ball linebackers. This is a bit of a position of need and there is a prospect they could land early.
NFL draft final player rankings: Linebackers
- Jihaad Campbell, Alabama (No. 6)
- Carson Schwesinger, UCLA (No. 27)
- Chris Paul Jr., Ole Miss (No. 51)
- Lander Barton, Utah (No. 85)
- Demetrius Knight, South Carolina (No. 100)
- Barrett Carter, Clemson (No. 107)
- Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma (No. 114)
- Smael Mondon, Georgia (No. 119)
- Jay Higgins, Iowa (No. 129)
- Jeffrey Bassa, Oregon (No. 150)
- Jack Kiser, Notre Dame (No. 165)
- Collin Oliver, Oklahoma State (No. 173)
- Shaun Dolac, Buffalo (No. 198)
- Kobe King, Penn State (No. 201)
- Nick Martin, Oklahoma State (No. 209)
- Tyreem Powell, Rutgers (No. 212)
- Teddye Buchanan, Cal (No. 215)
- Jackson Woodard, UNLV (No. 217)
- Kain Medrano, UCLA (No. 239)
- Cody Lindenburg, Minnesota (No. 250)
Possibilities for the Cardinals
Campbell is in the mix for the Cardinals’ first-round pick. He is the clear No. 1 linebacker and would be able to start immediately. Schwesinger in Round 2 would fall into that category. The rest of the class is probably depth and not necessarily an upgrade over anyone on the roster currently.
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