2024 NFL Mock Draft: Cardinals load up on defense; Patriots’ Bill Belichick starts over with top-10 QB

The Cardinals have played their butts off for first-year head coach Jonathan Gannon, but only have one win to show for it entering Week 7. 

Now, we all expected Arizona to struggle in Year 1 of the rebuild, but general manager Monti Ossenfort has done a marvelous job giving the club the draft resources needed to start competing as early as 2024. Those two first-round picks in April will be enormously vital selections for the future of the franchise. 

And right now, it’s the defense that needs the most work. So they go with two defenders in this mock. 

Important: The draft order now is determined by the current, official draft order. Thanks to Tankathon for compiling it. 

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