ARIZONA– The Arizona Cardinals welcomed a plethora of young talent to their squad from the 2024 NFL Draft, and even some undrafted free agent signings. With all eyes on the big prize of Marvin Harrison Jr., the Cardinals have steadily brought in players to address varying levels of need for their future development.

With that in mind, here are three (possibly bold) predictions about the true impact of the NFL’s biggest rookie class since 1992:

James Conner is the workhorse. Don’t get me wrong, he’s going to be the ground and pound guy, and the guy Arizona turns to when they need a yard or two. He’ll take an exceptional amount of carries, but it might not be out of pure necessity anymore.

Conner eclipsed 1,000 yards for the first time in his career in 2023, but he wasn’t without some injury issues. The fact that he missed four games and still put up those numbers speaks to his insane level of production.

But, with an obvious next-in-line to take over from him, what can we actually expect out of Trey Benson?

Benson profiles well as a second coming of Conner. With HC Jonathan Gannon constantly looking to work rotations into both his offense and defense, there is likely to be a much bigger load share between Benson and Conner than one might expect.

Michael Carter filled in with some clutch plays as the secondary back, but his play style doesn’t fill in the gaps of Conner well.

Benson could be in line for an increased number of carries, helping to spell Conner, keep him healthy and still produce at a high rate on the ground. The rookie was stellar at Florida State, averaging well over five yards per carry in both of his seasons there.

He put up 1,895 yards and 23 touchdowns over two seasons. The production is there, and he has a similar type of physicality to Conner, but with more speed. He’s in prime position to make a big impact on Arizona’s run game, and fast.

Okay, you got me. I know Michael Wilson isn’t a rookie, but with all eyes on Marvin Harrison Jr. to deliver an insane rookie season, Wilson could actually be the main benefactor.

Wilson put up 565 yards on 38 receptions in 2023. That translates to 14.9 yards per reception. He struggled with injury in college, and struggled again with injury in the 2023 NFL season, missing four games, and clearly playing injured in some of his starts.

But Wilson has a very high ceiling. He’s an intellectual player, a student of the game and a hard worker. His size, speed and agility make him a viable deep-threat, but he can also work the sidelines and middle of field just fine. He struggled to get open at times, but was likely not fully recovered from injury at those points, and it took a while to build a rapport with his QB, moving from Joshua Dobbs to Clayton Tune to Kyler Murray mid season.

With a full off-season of work with Murray, and MHJ riding into town, Wilson could be the forgotten factor of Arizona’s WR core, and that will pay dividends in 2024. With teams likely to obsess over covering MHJ, while still focusing on Arizona’s strong run game and keeping an eye on Trey McBride, Wilson could easily find the weakness of any secondary.

This is not to assume Harrison will serve as simply a decoy, but the benefit of a terrifying WR prospect, coupled with an already-established TE and ground game could leave him the odd man out of opposing defenses’ game plans, leaving him wide open to strive for a 1,000 yard season.

Many were a little concerned about using such a high pick on the big tight end out of Illinois. Will he do much to rival Trey McBride’s production through the air? Probably not, but there might be some sneaky clutch receptions for the big man, depending on how OC Drew Petzing wants to use him.

Regardless of whether or not he hauls in a bunch of passes, Reiman is going to be a massive asset in the blocking game. At 6-foot-5, 271 pounds, but with the highest graded athleticism score in his position group for the 2024 draft, there’s no doubt he’ll find a way to contribute.

With an infectious personality, that can hide behind a maniacal, “mauler” front, Reiman is going to be a big part of this team’s offense in some way.

The Cardinals are redefining their offense as run-first, and it’s worked to immediate success, even in a four-win 2023 season. A big, versatile, athletically mobile mountain on the line who can pull and charge into battle ahead of Conner and Benson will be a massive upgrade over Geoff Swaim, who was certainly no slouch in in the run game.

Reiman looks to be the guy who begins the avalanche for Arizona, and the offense will certainly benefit from it.

The Cardinals have plenty of potential wrapped up in their rookie class. While none of these takes might be insane, the truth is that, outside of MHJ, Arizona’s rookies are likely to be an immediate impact.

With a competent, professional GM in Monti Ossenfort making roster decisions, it will be very intriguing to keep an eye on these high-ceiling young players.

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STILLWATER — An offensive explosion and another dominant outing for Oklahoma State pitcher Lexi Kilfoyl led to a short night for Cowgirl softball.

Fifth-seeded OSU scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth, then closed out the 8-0 run-rule victory over unseeded Arizona in Game 1 of the best-of-three Stillwater Super Regional on Friday night at Cowgirl Stadium.

Powered by home runs off the bats of Karli Godwin, Claire Timm and Micaela Wark, OSU got out to an early lead, then put the game away.

OSU can clinch its fifth straight trip to the Women’s College World Series with a win in Game 2, set for 6 p.m. Saturday.

Here are three takeaways from the Cowgirl victory: 

More: How Oklahoma State softball’s Jilyen Poullard overcame her ‘mental warfare’ to ignite team

Tallen Edwards looking like herself

OSU sophomore Tallen Edwards had four hits over her final 36 at-bats of the regular season, but she has quietly turned it around in the postseason.

Though she wasn’t so quiet on Friday.

After Jilyen Poullard led off the bottom of the first inning with a walk, Edwards laced a double down the right field line, moving Poullard to third.

That set up OSU’s first run of the game when Caroline Wang hit a sacrifice fly to left field.

From her spot at third base, Edwards ended one of Arizona’s few scoring opportunities In the top of the second when she zipped to her left to glove a hard grounder. She smoothly spun and threw perfectly off one foot for the final out of the frame.

More: How Oklahoma State softball’s Micaela Wark saw season turn since father’s home run catch

The Timm Reaper ignites big inning

OSU felt like it could use some insurance runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, so when Timm launched her ninth home run of the season to right-center field, the cushion felt a bit more comfortable.

Then Wark followed immediately with a homer to left. 

From there, OSU added three more runs with RBIs from Megan Bloodworth, Godwin and Rosie Davis to extend the lead to 8-0.

More: NCAA Tournament super regional bracket: Full TV schedule, scores, results for Road to WCWS

Kilfoyl on cruise control

OSU ace Lexi Kilfoyl turned in her fourth straight impressive postseason performance, allowing three hits while striking out three.

She was dominant in pitching 19 of 21 possible innings during the Stillwater Regional last weekend, and nothing seemed to change Friday. 

Kilfoyl walked one batter, her first free pass of the postseason. 

OSU coach Kenny Gajewski will have a decision facing him Saturday. He can go back to his ace once again, or try to give the Wildcats a different look with someone from his bullpen, either Ivy Rosenberry or Kyra Aycock.