Arizona Cardinals 7-round mock draft, Big Ten only edition

Speed, speed, speed is what everyone saw when they watched No. 21 for the Ohio State Buckeyes last year. At Ohio State, he showed just that and reaffirmed speed merchant claims with a 4.31 second 40-yard-dash time at the NFL Combine.

Campbell is a guy whose combine performance helped his draft stock, because of that many feel he could be a first-round draft choice in the upcoming draft. We saw this two years ago with the wideout from Washington, John Ross, who ran a 4.22 and had everyone excited about his talent and rose to the No. 9 overall selection, which we now know was a stretch. Though he has speed questions rise if he can pick up blocks on the run and may have trouble with bigger corners.

But, Campbell would be a good selection for the Cardinals at No. 33 overall because of his fit on the roster. Kliff Kingsbury’s offenses have done the best with speed and yards after the catch ability. The 6-foot, the 205-pound product does just that to a high-level.

Couple Campbell with Christian Kirk, and you’d have a pair of wide receivers that are very similar and could fit Kliff Kingsbury’s offense. Both are fast and have the ability to create yards on yards after the catch. Per Pro Football Focus, 1,356 of Campbell’s college yards were after the catch.

But Campbell has a ways to go. Although he may be effective on slants, go’s, and screens, his route-tree is far from developed. He has solid hands but isn’t going to be a guy to have a huge catch radius either.

But Campbell is a good fit here. If one of the Big Ten’s star tight ends T.J. Hockenson or Noah Fant falls to No. 33 overall, they should be the pick. If not, Campbell would be a good option and a nice fit in the Cardinals offense.