Raising Zona

● By Jim Koch
Fans of the Arizona Cardinals have spent the past couple of months taking wild guesses about which prospects the franchise will target during the 2022 NFL Draft later this week. At last, we are now just hours away from having all of our burning questions answered. The Cards have a plethora of needs, so the club could go in several different directions with their selections. Arizona holds the draft’s 23rd-overall pick, and general manager Steve Keim has done a fine job of keeping his plans for the first round under wraps. With no fourth or fifth-round picks to utilize (both were traded away), the pressure will be on the Cardinals to land impact players with their first three selections. The following are a trio of youngsters who “Big Red” would be lucky to land during the early portion of the draft.