We are inside of a week to the start of the 2025 NFL draft and we have finalized our positional unit rankings for the defensive side of the football. Last year, defense took a back seat early in the draft thanks to a strong offensive group of prospects.

The Cardinals could viably draft a defensive lineman at any point in the draft. These are the 32 in Draft Wire's top 250 players.

We never really know how things will turn out for those prospects whose playing potential far outstrips their draft destinations for whatever reasons. Perhaps the prospect in question played at a smaller school,