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Top 5 defensive players the Arizona Cardinals must keep their eye on at the NFL Combine

By Sion Fawkes

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Tyree Wilson could end up with the Arizona Cardinals
Oct 23, 2021; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders defensive lineman Tyree Wilson (19) in the / Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

Tyree Wilson, Edge/Texas Tech

Suppose the Arizona Cardinals swapped just a few spots with a quarterback-needy team like the Las Vegas Raiders. Chances are, Tyree Wilson would be available. Wilson is a larger, more NFL-ready option than White, and he would immediately produce for the Redbirds. 

While his overall sack numbers sit at just 17.0 for his career at Texas A&M and Texas Tech, Wilson’s 32.0 tackles for loss, specifically the 27.0 accumulated between 2021 and 2022, should get any Cardinals fan excited if Ossenfort took him in the top ten. 

Bryan Bresee, DT/Clemson

Overall, I’m not a fan of players with marginal collegiate production, but I’ll let it slide for defensive tackles if they can show a tendency to fight their way into the backfield and disrupt plays. And that’s what Bryan Bresee brings. 

That said, I still hesitated to put Bresee on this list, as he’s purely a potential pick in the mid-first round who the Arizona Cardinals should only consider if they traded back. But then again, a strong Combine could raise Bresee’s stock, and Ossenfort would be wise to keep tabs on him. 

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