Back in the 2015 NFL Draft the Cardinals nearly missed out on drafting Missouri EDGE dynamo Markus Golden. But, thanks to the Lions taking Nebraska RB Ameer Abdullah, the Cardinals shifted gears and made arguably their their best back to back Day 2 picks in recent decades in tabbing Golden in round 2 and then Northern Iowa RB David Johnson in round 3.
Abdullah was a bust in Detroit while Golden and Johnson put up near league leading numbers in 2016, with Golden registering 51 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks and Johnson amassing 2,168 combine yards rushing/receiving and 20 TDs.