The News Tribune

● By Gregg Bell

Accuracy: 17.31%98th Place
Will the Seahawks take the stud defensive linemen other teams won’t touch? Will they get to use their once-in-a-generation place atop this NFL draft on a quarterback? Will the top three, or even four, quarterbacks in this draft be gone before its Seattle’s turn at five? The division-rival Arizona Cardinals will largely determine those answers Thursday. The Cardinals own the third pick in the draft. Unlike the teams at one, two and four — Carolina, Houston and Indianapolis — Arizona doesn’t need a quarterback. Last year the Cardinals gave Kyler Murray a $230.5 million contract through 2028.

Top Players Not Included

These players appear in the top 31 of our

Consensus Big Board

, but do not show up in this mock.