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Arizona Cardinals: 4 potential trade offers for the first overall pick

By Avery Duncan

GLENDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 22: President Michael J. Bidwill of the Arizona Cardinals (left) and general manager Steve Keim (right) watch warm ups before the NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on November 22, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the Bengals 34-31. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 22: President Michael J. Bidwill of the Arizona Cardinals (left) and general manager Steve Keim (right) watch warm ups before the NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on November 22, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the Bengals 34-31. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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TEMPE, AZ – JANUARY 09: Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim talks to the media during a press conference introducing the new head coach Kliff Kingsbury at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility on January 9, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
TEMPE, AZ – JANUARY 09: Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim talks to the media during a press conference introducing the new head coach Kliff Kingsbury at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility on January 9, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) /

The Arizona Cardinals should be able to get a nice haul for the first overall pick from teams desperate to add Kyler Murray or Nick Bosa.

With draft season heating up, the Arizona Cardinals will soon need to make a decision on just what they will do with the first overall pick, and it’s not like they are short of options. While some fans may push for Kyler Murray or others will push for a defensive playmaker such as Nick Bosa, Quinnen Williams, or Josh Allen. But there’s also a third option; not having the pick at all.

The Arizona Cardinals draft situation is eerily similar to the Tennessee Titans in 2016, as both teams have a young quarterback but multiple holes to fill around him. Like the Titans in 2016, the possibility of trading down is real. Unlike the Titans, they can get an even better haul of picks.

For reference, the Titans haul from the Rams two first round picks (2016 15th overall, 2017 5th overall), two second-round picks in 2016, two third round picks (one in 2016 and 2017) for an exchange of the top pick (Jared Goff), their fourth and sixth rounder in 2016.

The Cardinals are in a different situation though, because teams won’t just look to trade up to get a quarterback, they also might want their shot to get a generational defensive talent in either Bosa, Williams, or Allen. Steve Keim and Kingsbury have also increased the value of the pick because of the threat of drafting Kyler Murray, who Kingsbury is known to be infatuated with.

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