TEMPE, Ariz. – In the immediate aftermath of the Arizona Cardinals' loss in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, one specific need for 2016 was addressed.

The Cardinals needed to improve their pass rush. In a hurry.

Carl Nassib notched 15.5 sacks in his final season at Penn State. Abby Drey/Getty Images

The process to get more pressure on the quarterback began this week when Arizona’s front office and scouting personnel descended upon Mobile, Alabama for the Senior Bowl.

With the combine less than a month away, here are five defensive prospects to keep an eye on during Saturday’s Senior Bowl:

Deiondre' Hall, CB, Northern Iowa: He’s basically what Cardinals coach Bruce Arians described in his end of year news conference: a defensive back with length and speed. Hall, who is 6-foot-2 had six interceptions at UNI last season while being named the Missouri Valley Conference defensive player of the year, played a safety-cornerback combination.

Carl Nassib, DE, Penn State: At 6-foot-7, Nassib is tall and long, and that can translate in the NFL. He led the NCAA with 15.5 sacks so he knows how to get to the quarterback. He also led all linebackers and defensive linemen in disrupted drop backs, according to ESPN Stats & Information. What he doesn’t know in technique, he’ll learn quickly in the NFL.

Bronson Kaufusi, DE, BYU: A former college basketball player, Kaufusi has the length at 6-7 to be disruptive off the edge. The Cardinals have experience with developing former basketball players (Read: Darren Fells) and their patience has paid off. If Arizona needs Kaufusi to drop into coverage regularly, he may not be a good fit but he steadily improved while at BYU.

Kyler Fackrell, OLB, BYU: He’ll enter the NFL at 25 years old, which could be a blessing and a curse, depending on how the Cardinals want to look at it. He has the maturity -- mentally, emotionally and physically -- but his body could be at a point where it’s not as fresh as it was a couple years ago. He missed 2014 with an ACL injury and as Arizona has learned with Tyrann Mathieu, recurring knee injuries could be a concern. Fackrell, an Arizona native, would need to fine tune a few technique issues but at 6-5, he could develop quickly.

Joe Schobert, OLB, Wisconsin: The one noticeable trait Schobert is lacking is size. He’s 6-2, 236 pounds but he’s in the 25 nationally in disrupted drop backs, according to ESPN Stats & Information, which is an ideal complement to his 9.5 sacks. As the Cardinals learned last season with Markus Golden, to be an effective pass-rusher doesn’t necessarily require size.