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Arizona Cardinals: 3 wide receivers they should target in first round

By Steve Rivera

NORMAN, OK - NOVEMBER 9: Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb #2 of the Oklahoma Sooners celebrates his touchdown on a 63-yard pass and run with wide receivers Trejan Bridges #8 and Nick Basquine #83 in the game against the Iowa State Cyclones on November 9, 2019 at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners lead 35-14 at the half. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK - NOVEMBER 9: Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb #2 of the Oklahoma Sooners celebrates his touchdown on a 63-yard pass and run with wide receivers Trejan Bridges #8 and Nick Basquine #83 in the game against the Iowa State Cyclones on November 9, 2019 at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners lead 35-14 at the half. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FL – DECEMBER 29: CeeDee Lamb #2 of the Oklahoma Sooners completes the catch in the third quarter during the College Football Playoff Semifinal against the Alabama Crimson Tide at the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL – DECEMBER 29: CeeDee Lamb #2 of the Oklahoma Sooners completes the catch in the third quarter during the College Football Playoff Semifinal against the Alabama Crimson Tide at the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

This is the one pick, CeeDee Lamb from Oklahoma, that is the guy the Arizona Cardinals, especially quarterback Kyler Murray, could and should insist they pull the trigger on. Lamb is the receiver likely to go first off of the draft board, and, unless positions change in the draft order, could be available at No. 8.

First, he has good size for a wide receiver. The former Sooner is 6’-2” and weighs in at 198 lbs. His NFL Combine numbers are also solid, having posted a 4.5, 40-yard dash and had a vertical jump of 34.5. In 2019, he would lead the Sooners with 62 receptions, for 1,327 yards, and 14 touchdowns.

Second, make no bones about it-Murray would love to have Lamb, and Lamb, to his credit, has been honest about how he would feel being in Arizona. What makes this most interesting, is that Lamb is seen as the first receiver likely to be drafted. If he’s available at the point where the Cardinals select, how do they leave the most talented pass-catcher, capable of being a game-changer from Day One, on the board for someone else to select?

Next. The Cardinals have options in the first round of NFL Draft. dark

The Arizona Cardinals can change the narrative in the NFC West beginning on April 23. Drafting Lamb, Ruggs III, or Jeudy does just that.

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