The Arizona Cardinals didn’t add a high-end speedster this offseason to the wide receiver room. They have interest in one such player in the 2026 NFL draft.<\/p>\n
In an interview with SI.com’s Justin Melo<\/a>, Oregon wide receiver Malik Benson met with every team at the Shrine Bowl and then had Zoom meetings with the Cardinals and other teams.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Benson has game-changing speed. He is 6 feet tall and 189 pounds with almost 32-inch arms. He ran the 40 in 4.37 seconds at the NFL combine last month.<\/p>\n After playing two seasons at a junior college, he bounced around from Alabama to Florida State to Oregon. He had his best season last year with the Ducks, catching 43 passes for 719 yards and touchdowns.<\/p>\n Benson is projected as a Day 3 pick in the draft, a Day 3, where drafting a speedy receiver would make sense. Keep an eye on him and where he lands. Perhaps he will end up in Arizona.<\/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