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Josh Jones was ranked one of the top offensive tackles ahead of the 2020 NFL draft, slotting in just behind Jedrick Wills Jr., Tristan Wirfs, Andrew Thomas and Mekhi Becton on plenty of mock boards.
Yet those four all went in the first round, while Jones slid to the third. It was a confounding development that even had the Arizona Cardinals executives who eventually drafted him scratching their heads.
Finally, Arizona head coach Kliff Kingsbury reached out to Jones' coaches at the University of Houston to see what the deal was.