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Arizona Cardinals fans can now add an inside linebacker as a possible position the team will take with the 16th overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft. With reports they have been hosting some of the best defensive prospects in the draft for top-30 meetings, this shouldn't be a surprise.
According to PHNX's Bo Brack, the Cardinals hosted Alabama linebacker Jihaad Campbell for one such meeting.
Campbell is considered the best off-ball linebacker in the draft. He is almost 6-foot-3 and weighed in at 235 pounds at the NFL combine, running the 40 in 4.52 seconds.
Last season for the Crimson Tide, he had 117 total tackles, five sacks, 12 tackles for loss, an interception, two forced fumbles, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery. He can play in space, make plays sideline to sideline and even can rush off the edge, much like Mack Wilson.
Unlike the defensive line and defensive edge, there is a very good chance a first-round inside linebacker could be a starter as newcomers Akeem Davis-Gaither and Mykal Walker have mostly been special teams players in their careers.
Campbell did have offseason surgery to repair a torn labrum but is projected to be drafted anywhere from the first half of the first round to the end of the round and even in the second.
Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: NFL draft: Arizona Cardinals hosted LB Jihaad Campbell
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According to PHNX's Bo Brack, the Cardinals hosted Alabama linebacker Jihaad Campbell for one such meeting.
Campbell is considered the best off-ball linebacker in the draft. He is almost 6-foot-3 and weighed in at 235 pounds at the NFL combine, running the 40 in 4.52 seconds.
Last season for the Crimson Tide, he had 117 total tackles, five sacks, 12 tackles for loss, an interception, two forced fumbles, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery. He can play in space, make plays sideline to sideline and even can rush off the edge, much like Mack Wilson.
Unlike the defensive line and defensive edge, there is a very good chance a first-round inside linebacker could be a starter as newcomers Akeem Davis-Gaither and Mykal Walker have mostly been special teams players in their careers.
Campbell did have offseason surgery to repair a torn labrum but is projected to be drafted anywhere from the first half of the first round to the end of the round and even in the second.
Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: NFL draft: Arizona Cardinals hosted LB Jihaad Campbell
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