The Arizona Cardinals had to wait to make the 40th pick of the day on Friday but they landed a player projected to land in the first round of the draft by many. The Cardinals selected Houston tackle Josh Jones with the 72nd overall pick in the draft.
Jones projects as a right tackle in the pros and the Cardinals but was a four-year starter at left tackle for Houston. He as a team captain.
At the NFL combine, he measured in at 6-foot-5 and 319 pounds. He is not overwhelming athletic but ran the 40 in a solid 5.27 seconds, had a 28.5-inch vertical leap, and had 24 bench press reps at 225 pounds.
He will have to adjust to the right side but potentially could compete for the starting right tackle job with Marcus Gilbert and Justin Murray.
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