Cardinals GM ‘Always’ Open to Listening to Trade Calls for No. 4 Pick in NFL Draft

Joseph Zucker@@JosephZuckerFeatured Columnist IVMarch 21, 2024

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The Arizona Cardinals are “always going to be listening” on trade offers for the No. 4 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft, according to general manager Monti Ossenfort.

“I think we’ll always have the conversation,” he told reporters Wednesday. “We may not get to a point where a deal makes sense, whether it’s at [No.] 4 or anywhere we’re picking, but we’re always going to have the conversation and if it makes sense, if it’s attractive to building our team, then it’s something that we’ll certainly consider no matter where we’re at in the draft.”

The Cardinals are in an advantageous position because they’re poised to land the best non-quarterback in the 2024 class.

USC’s Caleb Williams, North Carolina’s Drake Maye and LSU’s Jayden Daniels were the first three picks in Bleacher Report’s newest mock, and that trio—in one form or another—is the consensus in those spots.

Because of that, Ossenfort should have his choice of every other position.

Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr. or Washington’s Rome Odunze would give quarterback Kyler Murray a new No. 1 target. Notre Dame offensive tackle Joe Alt would solidify an offensive line that performed better than expected. Maybe the front office prefers to go defense with Florida State edge-rusher Jared Verse, Alabama edge Dallas Turner or Toledo cornerback Quinyon Mitchell.

Ossenfort could instead go in a much different direction and capitalize on the early run on quarterbacks, exploiting another team’s desperation to land a signal-caller. NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah projected the Minnesota Vikings to trade up to the fourth pick to get Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy.

Whether the team stays put or explores a trade, Arizona has a lot of options.