Arizona Cardinals select Jaden Davis in seventh round of 2024 NFL Draft
The Arizona Cardinals have selected Jaden Davis in the seventh round of the 2024 NFL Draft. He is coming off a standout season at Miami after starting his career at Oklahoma.
Davis put together a strong career at Oklahoma over four years, totaling 101 tackles in Norman. He then entered the transfer portal after his senior season and arrived at Miami, where he became a key contributor. With the Hurricanes, Davis had 35 tackles to go with 3.0 tackles for loss and his first career sack.
The Cardinals selected Davis with the 226th overall pick in the draft. That selection is named after the late Pat Tillman, whom Arizona selected in 1998, and the pick was announced by two Tillman Scholars as part of the recognition.
“I”m really excited to be honored in that way,” Davis said. “It’s important to them so I’m going to make sure it’s important to me.”
Davis played high school football at St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) High School, where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 244 overall recruit in the 2019 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
Davis was part of an impressive draft haul for the Cardinals, headlined by No. 4 overall pick Marvin Harrison Jr. The son of a Hall of Famer and widely considered the best receiver on the board, he will give Kyler Murray a top-tier target in the passing game this season.
Harrison won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top wide receiver and was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy after a special season, totaling 1,211 yards and 14 touchdowns. NFL Draft analysts also praised what he can bring to the franchise.
“Harrison comes from impressive NFL bloodlines and possesses similarities that made his father, Pro Football Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison, special,” NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein wrote. “Harrison can run but isn’t a burner. What makes him tough to handle is his consistent play speed paired with quality salesmanship in his routes. He’s able to uncover no matter where he’s aligned or which part of the field his assignment takes him to, and he is capable of finishing catches in a crowd. Harrison can be sudden while working possession routes, and he’s well qualified to beat any opponent with his ball skills if the battle heads deep.
“Harrison is a touchdown champ with a variety of ways to excel, and that characteristic figures to follow him into the pros. He has the traits and tools to win in all three phases of the route and on all three levels of the field. He’s a pedigree prospect and a Day 1 starter with high-end production expected.”