His name is at the top of innumerable mock drafts, and the Cardinals haven’t dispelled non-stop rumors linking them, holders of the envious top pick, to Kyler Murray.
But if Arizona did decide to pass on the defending Heisman winner in favor of Josh Rosen during next week’s NFL Draft — despite newly minted head coach Kliff Klingsbury being perhaps the Oklahoma standout’s No. 1 fan — how far would he fall?
The San Francisco 49ers and Jets, owners of the next two picks, figure to be set at quarterback. Perhaps Jon Gruden’s Raiders would eschew an attractive crop of defensive prospects for Murray, especially with confidence in Derek Carr sinking.