Heading into the draft, there was some thought that the Cardinals would take a young quarterback to develop behind Carson Palmer and Drew Stanton.
The seven rounds of the draft came and went without Arizona taking a quarterback, but the team added an undrafted rookie with a winning pedigree to the mix on Monday. The Cardinals announced that they have signed former Alabama quarterback Jake Coker, who piloted the Crimson Tide offense on their way to a national title in his final college season.
Coker’s play wasn’t the biggest reason why Alabama did so well in 2015 and the fact that he was both not invited to the Combine and undrafted speaks to the general feeling that an NFL career is an iffy bet. If he shows promise, the Cardinals could keep him ahead of Matt Barkley as their No. 3, however.
The Cardinals also signed a pair of long snappers. Daniel Dillon, who went to Campbell, and Kameron Canaday, who went to Portland State, will be in the mix to replace the retired Mike Leach.
The rest of the Cardinals signings are Arizona running back Jared Baker, Appalachian State wide receiver Jeff Bethard, Calgary cornerback Eli Bouka, Notre Dame wide receiver Amir Carlisle, Eastern Washington tackle Clay DeBord, Notre Dame safety Matthias Farley, SW Oklahoma State cornerback Trevon Hartfield, Duquesne wide receiver Chris King, LSU linebacker Lamar Louis, Nebraska tackle Givens Price, Fresno State punter Garrett Swanson, Monmouth tight end Hakeem Valles and Western Michigan cornerback Ronald Zamort.
