{"id":597886,"date":"2026-04-10T12:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/597886\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T12:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:44:10","slug":"2026-nfl-draft-arizona-cardinals-meet-with-lb-khalil-jacobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/597886\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 NFL draft: Arizona Cardinals meet with LB Khalil Jacobs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Arizona Cardinals have been busy looking at draft prospects from all over the country at all different positions. They have had a variety of visits \u2014 pro days, virtual meetings, top-30 visits and interviews at the combine.<\/p>\n

We now know the name of another player to pay attention to.<\/p>\n

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According to SI.com’s Justin Melo<\/a>, the Cardinals have met with Missouri linebacker Khalil Jacobs. Walter Football says that it was a meeting at Jacobs’ pro day.<\/p>\n

He is 6-1 and 227 pounds and logged 47 total tackles, three sacks and five tackles for loss in 2025. He played his first two collegiate seasons for South Alabama.<\/p>\n

He is a potential Day 3 pick or even a priority free agent candidate.<\/p>\n

Get more Cardinals<\/a> and NFL coverage from Cards<\/a> Wire’s Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Apple podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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