The Arizona Cardinals re-signed running back James Conner in free agency to a three-year contract, but they did lose Chase Edmonds, who signed with the Miami Dolphins. They still have Eno Benjamin and re-signed Jonathan Ward, and they added Jaylen Samuels.
They could be looking to add to the position in the NFL draft.
They had an official top-30 visit scheduled for Monday with South Dakota State running back Pierre Strong, according to The Draft Network’s Justin Melo.
Strong is intriguing as a prospect because of his speed. He is 5-11 and 205 lbs and he ran the 40 in 4.37 seconds.
In his last season, he rushed for 1,686 yards, leading the FCS, on 7.0 yards per attempt, scoring 18 touchdowns. He was a home-run hitter in college with 10 touchdown runs of 50 yards or more.
His physical comp is Tevin Coleman.
He was dominant at that level like Chase Edmonds was when he played for Fordham. He is a little faster, little bigger than Edmonds but perhaps without the receiving skills.
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