The Arizona Cardinals began Day 3 of the NFL draft with four selections, beginning with the fourth pick of the fourth round. After going with offensive players in Round 1-3, the Cardinals made selected their first defensive player of this draft.
With the 104th pick in the draft, they selected Southeastern Louisiana defensive tackle Kaleb Proctor.
Proctor is 6-2 and 291 pounds with 33-inch arms. He ran the 40 in 4.79 seconds, showing elite athleticism from the defensive interior.
He was the Southland Conference Player of the Year in 2025, leading the team with nine sacks and 13 tackles for loss. He was dominant against LSU, one of the few times he played against good competition.
He is another defensive tackle added in the offseason. They re-signed L.J. Collier and added free agents Roy Lopez, Jonah Williams and Andrew Billings. It is the fourth consecutive year the Cardinals have drafted a defensive tackle under general manager Monti Ossenfort. They took Dante Stills in the sixth round in 2023, Darius Robinson in the first round in 2024, Walter Nolen in the first round last year and now Proctor.
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This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: 2026 NFL draft: Arizona Cardinals select DT Kaleb Proctor in Round 4