TEMPE, Ariz. – It’s been no secret that one of the Arizona Cardinals needs this year is an outside linebacker who can rush the passer off the edge.

In his third mock draft of the offseason, ESPN NFL Draft Insider Todd McShay has stayed true to that, predicting the Cardinals would draft an OLB in all three of his installments. McShay’s most recent selection for the Cardinals at 24th has the size, speed and natural ability to make an immediate impact.

However, Arizona choosing Virginia’s Eli Harold might be a reach in the first round.

Harold is 6-foot-3 and 237 pounds and runs the 40-yard-dash in 4.6 seconds. He had an impressive combine and put up impressive numbers in the 40, 10-yard split (1.56 seconds) and the short shuttle (4.16 seconds). McShay said those are the three drills most indicative of success for pass rushers.

According to scouting reports, he has good range and can chase down runners on a straight line. Harold’s hands have also been impressive.

But one area where he struggles, according to those reports, is the same area that repeatedly hampered Arizona last season. According to an ESPN scouting report, Harold has trouble staying on carriers and is considered an “inconsistent” tackler.

In McShay’s most recent scenario, Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon was drafted three picks later. If Arizona’s need for a running back isn’t sufficiently filled in free agency, Gordon would be the better pick in this case.