

While he avoided mistakes, he didn't raise the ceiling on an offense loaded with elite pass-catching talents like Drake London and Kyle Pitts.

The third-round pick completed just 63.5 percent of his passes for 708 yards and two touchdowns in those contests. Ridder was unimpressive at best during his four-game trial last year. The Atlanta Falcons may have made the questionable decision to declare Desmond Ridder their 2023 starter, but it's not too late to walk that statement back and go all-in to acquire a rookie signal-caller with much higher potential. 44), 2024 first-round pick, QB Desmond Ridder 3)Ĭardinals receives: 2023 first-round pick (No. That may not be as much capital as Arizona was hoping for, but it's a strong pick that will assist the rebuild while getting Hopkins off the books.įalcons receive: 2023 first-round pick (No. Hopkins has already indicated on the All Things Covered podcast that he would be happy to play for the organization, which holds a selection in the latter portion of Round 2.

The Buffalo Bills would make for an intriguing trade partner. While their initial asking price-reported by ESPN's Jeremy Fowler to be in the neighborhood of the second-, third- and fourth-round picks that the Carolina Panthers received for running back Christian McCaffrey-clearly put off potential suitors, the Cardinals could lower those demands during the draft to get out from under the receiver's contract, which carries cap hits north of $26 million for the next two seasons, per Spotrac. The Arizona Cardinals have still not managed to find a taker for star wideout DeAndre Hopkins. Cardinals receive: 2023 second-round pick (No.
