SB Nation NFL Mock Draft: Arizona Cardinals select CB Cooper DeJean with 23rd pick in 2024 NFL Mock Draft

The Arizona Cardinals add a cornerback with their second pick in the 2024 NFL Mock Draft.

With the 23rd pick in the 2024 SB Nation NFL Blogger Mock Draft, the Arizona Cardinals select Cooper DeJean, CB, Iowa.

After moving down from four to 11 and then back up to the fifth pick and taking Marvin Harrison Jr., the Arizona Cardinals are now adding a cornerback to their roster.

With the way the mock fell, Quinyon Mitchell went a pick before, Jared Verse two picks before, so now it became about adding the best player at an impact position for Arizona.

It came down to interior offensive line, cornerback, and edge.

My grade on DeJean was incredibly high compared to that of Jackson Powers-Johnson or Graham Barton, so I wanted to make sure I got DeJean before one of those two.

It was an easy choice, really. Some of his positives:

Starting experience at strong safety and cornerback.

Explosive athlete hitting markers in height, weight and speed.

Instinctive zone defender ready to feast on quarterbacks with poor eye discipline.

Tracks the pass and plays the entry point with big burst to close.

Ball skills of a receiver, finishing with seven career interceptions (three returned for scores).

Charges hard and slams into pass-catchers.

Can provide immediate help as a punt returner and gunner if called upon.

DraftKings Sportsbook sees the Cardinals addressing the wide receiver position with their first first-round pick, and after that, the odds favor DL/EDGE (+380), offensive line (+650), and cornerback (+1000).

The Arizona Cardinals are once again going to be up at pick 27 and we already have our eyes set on who we want.