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Arizona Cardinals draft blueprint; how they can win every round of the 2019 NFL Draft

By Avery Duncan

ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 01: Quinnen Williams #92 of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts after sacking Jake Fromm #11 of the Georgia Bulldogs (not pictured) in the first half during the 2018 SEC Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 1, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 01: Quinnen Williams #92 of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts after sacking Jake Fromm #11 of the Georgia Bulldogs (not pictured) in the first half during the 2018 SEC Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 1, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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OXFORD, MS – OCTOBER 01: Zedrick Woods #36 of the Mississippi Rebels returns an interception for a touchdown during the first half of a game against the Memphis Tigers at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on October 1, 2016 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
OXFORD, MS – OCTOBER 01: Zedrick Woods #36 of the Mississippi Rebels returns an interception for a touchdown during the first half of a game against the Memphis Tigers at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on October 1, 2016 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

Round six: Build up the special teams.

The sixth round is a time when teams add depth and special teamers, or when they take shots on under-the-radar players. For the Cardinals, I’d go with the former rather than the later and take some athletic special teamers or higher floor depth options.

The Cardinals have been busy reshaping the depth of a roster that didn’t do so hot in 2018 — a trend in which they can continue in this round.

What do I mean by that? Well that means targeting athletic freaks such as the pictured Zedrick Woods would certainly be a nice special-teams gunner, and massive tight end Zach Gentry Michigan could be a nice depth piece with a high floor, low ceiling due to his 6-foot-8, 265-pound frame.

Or, they could decline to go conservative and trade their two sixth rounders to get a faller in the fifth round. Either way, it’s pretty tough to screw this round up. However, expectations are low but that doesn’t mean Keim should go crazy and reach for a good story, instead, he should add obvious special-team or depth talent. Because, at the end of the day, you’re only as good as your depth.

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