The Arizona Cardinals continue their preparation for the NFL draft later this month, even though they cannot have any in-person contact with draft prospects. That hasn’t stopped them from doing their research and speaking to them.
Typically, teams can have up to 30 private visits. The Cardinals were going to use one such visit on Utah defensive lineman Leki Fotu, according to Draft Wire’s Justin Melo. However, with the restrictions by the NFL because of the coronavirus pandemic, that visit will be via FaceTime.
#Utah DT Leki Fotu was able to get in a top 30 visit w/ the #Eagles prior to the COVID-19 outbreak.
He had other top 30s scheduled w/ the #Seahawks, #Rams, #Broncos, #Chargers & #Cardinals. All of those meetings will now take place via FaceTime. Some of them already have.
— Justin M (@JustinM_NFL) April 2, 2020
Fotu is a huge defensive lineman at 6-5 and 330 pounds. He can move, though, as he ran the 40 at the combine in 5.15 seconds. He seems destined as a strong run-stuffing nose tackle in the NFL.
In four seasons for the Utes, he had four sacks and 17 tackles for loss.
He could be a Day 3 target for Arizona, who has four Day 3 selections in the draft.
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