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Arizona Cardinals Historic NFL Draft Picks

ProFootball-fans.com tracks the NFL Draft with historic NFL Draft Picks for the Arizona Cardinals and all 32 NFL teams. Below is a list of Historic Arizona Cardinals NFL Draft picks by year. Click on any year to see the Cardinals draft picks from that specific season. From the first round draft picks to Mr. Irrelevant, we track historic NFL Draft picks for the Arizona Cardinals and more.



2009 - Arizona Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

31

Beanie Wells

RB

Ohio State

2

63

Cody Brown

DE

Connecticut

3

95

Rashad Johnson

DB

Alabama

4

131

Greg Toler

DB

St. Paul's (VA)

5

167

Herman Johnson

G

Louisiana State

6

204

Will Davis

LB

Illinois

7

240

LaRod Stephens-Howling

RB

Pittsburgh

7

254

Trevor Canfield

G

Cincinnati

2008 - Arizona Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

16

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie

CB

Tennessee State

2

50

Calais Campbell

DE

Miami ( Fla.)

3

81

Early Doucet

WR

Louisiana State

4

116

Kenny Iwebema

DE

Iowa

5

149

Tim Hightower

RB

Richmond

6

185

Chris Harrington

LB

Texas A&M

7

225

Brandon Keith

T

Northern Iowa

2007 - Arizona Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

5

Levi Brown

OT

Penn State

2

33

Alan Branch

DT

Michigan

3

69

Buster Davis

LB

Florida State

5

142

Steve Breaston

WR

Michigan

7

215

Ben Patrick

TE

Delaware

2006 - Arizona Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

10

Matt Leinart

QB

USC

2

41

Deuce Lutui

G

USC

3

72

Leonard Pope

TE

Georgia

4

107

Gabe Watson

DT

Michigan

5

142

Brandon Johnson

LB

Louisville

6

177

Jonathan Lewis

DT

Virginia Tech

7

218

Todd Watkins

WR

Brigham Young

2005 - Arizona Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

8

Antrel Rolle

DB

Miami ( Fla.)

2

44

J.J. Arrington

RB

California

3

75

Eric Green

DB

Virginia Tech

3

95

Darryl Blackstock

LB

Virginia

4

111

Elton Brown

G

Virginia

5

168

Lance Mitchell

LB

Oklahoma

7

226

LeRon McCoy

WR

Indiana (PA)

2004 - Arizona Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

3

Larry Fitzgerald

WR

Pittsburgh

2

33

Karlos Dansby

OLB

Auburn

3

64

Darnell Dockett

DT

Florida State

4

100

Alex Stepanovich

C

Ohio State

5

135

Antonio Smith

DE

Oklahoma State

6

167

Nick Leckey

C

Kansas State

7

202

John Navarre

QB

Michigan

2003 - Arizona Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

17

Bryant Johnson

WR

Penn State

1

18

Calvin Pace

DE

Wake Forest

2

54

Anquan Boldin

WR

Florida State

3

70

Gerald Hayes

LB

Pittsburgh

5

141

Kenny King

DT

Alabama

6

177

Reggie Wells

T

Clarion

6

210

Tony Gilbert

LB

Georgia

2002 - Arizona Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

12

Wendell Bryant

DT

Wisconsin

2

49

Levar Fisher

LB

North Carolina State

3

81

Josh McCown

QB

Sam Houston State

3

98

Dennis Johnson

DE

Kentucky

4

113

Nate Dwyer

DT

Kansas

5

149

Jason McAddley

WR

Alabama

6

185

Josh Scobey

RB

Kansas State

7

223

Mike Banks

TE

Iowa State

2001 - Arizona Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

2

Leonard Davis

G

Texas

2

34

Kyle Vanden Bosch

DE

Nebraska

2

54

Michael Stone

DB

Memphis

3

64

Adrian Wilson

DB

North Carolina State

4

98

Bill Gramatica

K

South Florida

4

123

Marcus Bell

DT

Memphis

5

133

Mario Fatafehi

DT

Kansas State

6

166

Bobby Newcombe

--

Nebraska

7

202

Renaldo Hill

CB

Michigan State

7

246

Tevita Ofahengaue

--

Brigham Young

2000 - Arizona Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

7

Thomas Jones

RB

Virginia

2

41

Raynoch Thompson

OLB

Tennessee

3

71

Darwin Walker

DT

Tennessee

4

102

David Barrett

CB

Arkansas

5

136

Mao Tosi

DT

Idaho

5

164

Jay Tant

TE

Northwestern

6

176

Jabari Issa

DT

Washington

7

215

Sekou Sanyika

LB

California

1999 - Arizona Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

8

David Boston

WR

Ohio State

1

21

L.J. Shelton

T

Eastern Michigan

2

51

Johnny Rutledge

LB

Florida

3

83

Tom Burke

DT

Wisconsin

4

116

Joel Makovicka

FB

Nebraska

5

155

Paris Johnson

DB

Miami ( Ohio)

5

168

Yusuf Scott

G

Arizona

6

190

Coby Rhinehart

DB

Southern Methodist

6

202

Melvin Bradley

LB

Arkansas

6

206

Dennis McKinley

FB

Mississippi State

7

239

Chris Greisen

QB

Northwest Missouri State

1998 - Arizona Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

3

Andre Wadsworth

DE

Florida State

2

33

Corey Chavous

CB

Vanderbilt

2

36

Anthony Clement

T

Louisiana-Lafayette

4

95

Michael Pittman

RB

Fresno State

5

125

Terry Hardy

TE

Southern Mississippi

6

158

Zack Walz

LB

Dartmouth

7

193

Phil Savoy

WR

Colorado

7

209

Jomo Cousins

DE

Florida A&M

7

226

Pat Tillman

FS

Arizona State

7

233

Ron Janes

RB

Missouri

1997 - Arizona Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

9

Tom Knight

CB

Iowa

2

42

Jake Plummer

QB

Arizona State

3

84

Ty Howard

CB

Ohio State

4

106

Chris Dishman

G

Nebraska

5

139

Chad Carpenter

WR

Washington State

6

175

Rod Brown

--

North Carolina State

6

188

Tony McCombs

LB

Eastern Kentucky

7

212

Mark Smith

DT

Auburn

1996 - Arizona Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

3

Simeon Rice

DE

Illinois

2

32

Leeland McElroy

RB

Texas A&M

3

64

Johnny McWilliams

TE

USC

4

112

Aaron Graham

C

Nebraska

5

137

James Dexter

T

South Carolina

5

161

Harry Stamps

--

Oklahoma

5

162

Dell McGee

DB

Auburn

6

169

Mike Foley

--

New Hampshire

7

212

Jarius Hayes

TE

North Alabama

1995 - Arizona Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

2

47

Frank Sanders

WR

Auburn

3

80

Stoney Case

QB

New Mexico

5

150

Cedric Davis

CB

Tennessee State

5

165

Lance Scott

C

Utah

5

167

Tito Paul

CB

Ohio State

6

205

Anthony Bridges

--

North Texas

7

212

Billy Williams

WR

Tennessee

7

224

Wesley Leasy

LB

Mississippi State

7

241

Chad Eaton

DT

Washington State

1994 - Arizona Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

10

Jamir Miller

LB

UCLA

2

38

Chuck Levy

RB

Arizona

3

76

Rich Braham

G

West Virginia

3

89

Eric England

DE

Texas A&M

4

107

Perry Carter

CB

Southern Mississippi

4

113

John Reece

CB

Nebraska

4

115

Terry Irving

LB

McNeese State

5

139

Anthony Redmon

G

Auburn

6

172

Terry Samuels

TE

Kentucky

7

204

Frank Harvey

RB

Georgia

1993 - Phoenix Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

3

Garrison Hearst

RB

Georgia

1

18

Ernest Dye

T

South Carolina

2

32

Ben Coleman

T

Wake Forest

4

87

Ronald Moore

RB

Pittsburg State

6

143

Brett Wallerstedt

LB

Arizona State

7

172

Will White

DB

Florida

8

199

Chad Brown

DE

Mississippi

8

215

Stevie Anderson

WR

Grambling State

1992 - Phoenix Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

2

46

Tony Sacca

QB

Penn State

3

61

Ed Cunningham

C

Washington

4

91

Jeff Christy

T

Pittsburgh

4

100

Michael Bankston

NT

Sam Houston State

6

146

Brian Brauninger

--

Oklahoma

7

175

Derek Ware

TE

Central Oklahoma

8

202

Eric Blount

WR

North Carolina

9

229

David Henson

NT

Central Arkansas

9

239

Tyrone Williams

WR

Western Ontario ( Canada)

10

259

Reggie Yarbrough

--

Cal State-Fullerton

11

286

Rob Baxley

T

Iowa

12

313

Lance Wilson

--

Texas

1991 - Phoenix Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

6

Eric Swann

DE

No College

2

32

Mike D. Jones

DE

North Carolina State

3

59

Aeneas Williams

CB

Southern University

4

86

Dexter Davis

CB

Clemson

5

117

Vance Hammond

--

Clemson

6

144

Eduardo Vega

--

Memphis

7

171

Ivory Lee Brown

RB

Arkansas-Pine Bluff

8

198

Greg Amsler

RB

Tennessee

8

204

Jerry Evans

TE

Toledo

8

209

Scott Evans

DT

Oklahoma

10

255

Herbie Anderson

DB

Texas A&M - Kingsville

11

282

Nathan Laduke

--

Arizona State

12

309

Jeff Bridewell

--

California-Davis

1990 - Phoenix Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

2

31

Anthony Thompson

RB

Indiana

3

58

Ricky Proehl

WR

Wake Forest

4

85

Travis Davis

NT

Michigan State

5

115

Larry Centers

RB

Stephen F. Austin St.

6

142

Tyrone Shavers

WR

Lamar

7

169

Johnny Johnson

RB

San Jose State

8

199

Mickey Washington

DB

Texas A&M

9

225

David Bavaro

LB

Syracuse

10

252

David Elle

--

South Dakota

11

282

Dempsey Norman

--

St. Francis (PA)

12

308

Donnie Riley

--

Central Michigan

12

330

Ken McMichel

--

Oklahoma

 

 

Willie Williams

G

Louisiana State

1989 - Phoenix Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

10

Eric Hill

LB

Louisiana State

1

17

Joe Wolf

G

Boston College

2

40

Walter Reeves

TE

Auburn

3

67

Mike Zandofsky

G

Washington

4

94

Jim Wahler

DT

UCLA

5

123

Richard Tardits

LB

Georgia

5

128

David Edeen

--

Wyoming

6

150

Jay Taylor

DB

San Jose State

7

177

Ricky Royal

DB

Sam Houston State

8

207

John Burch

--

Tennessee-Martin

9

234

Kendall Trainor

K

Arkansas

10

261

Chris Becker

--

Texas Christian

11

291

Jeff Hunter

DE

Albany State ( Ga.)

12

318

Todd Nelson

--

Wisconsin

 

 

Timm Rosenbach

QB

Washington State

1988 - Phoenix Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

12

Ken Harvey

LB

California

2

38

Tony Jeffery

RB

Texas Christian

3

68

Tom Tupa

P

Ohio State

4

95

Michael Brim

DB

Virginia Union

5

120

Chris Gaines

LB

Vanderbilt

5

132

Tony Jordan

RB

Kansas State

6

148

Jon Phillips

--

Oklahoma

7

179

Ernie Jones

WR

Indiana

8

206

Tim Moore

--

Michigan State

9

233

Scott Dill

G

Memphis

10

260

Andy Schillinger

WR

Miami ( Ohio)

11

291

Keith McCoy

--

Fresno State

12

318

Chris Carrier

--

Louisiana State

1987 - St. Louis Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

6

Kelly Stouffer

QB

Colorado State

2

34

Tim McDonald

DB

USC

3

62

Rob Awalt

TE

San Diego State

3

70

Colin Scotts

DT

Hawaii

4

90

Rod Saddler

DT

Texas A&M

5

118

George Swarn

RB

Miami ( Ohio)

5

126

John Bruno

P

Penn State

5

127

Ilia Jarostchuk

LB

New Hampshire

6

146

Mark Garalczyk

DT

Western Michigan

7

174

Tim Peoples

--

Washington

7

195

William Harris

TE

Bishop

8

201

Steve Alvord

DT

Washington

9

229

Wayne Davis

LB

Alabama

10

257

Charles Wright

DB

Tulsa

11

285

Todd Peat

G

Northern Illinois

1986 - St. Louis Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

5

Anthony Bell

LB

Michigan State

2

32

John Lee

K

UCLA

3

59

Gene Chilton

C

Texas

4

89

Carl Carter

DB

Texas Tech

5

116

Jeff Tupper

DE

Oklahoma

7

170

Eric Swanson

WR

Tennessee

8

201

Ray Brown

T

Arkansas State

9

227

Kent Kafentzis

--

Hawaii

10

254

Vai Sikahema

RB

Brigham Young

10

255

Wes Smith

WR

Texas A&M-Commerce

11

281

Wayne Dillard

--

Alcorn State

12

312

Kent Austin

QB

Mississippi

1985 - St. Louis Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

18

Freddie Joe Nunn

DE

Mississippi

2

51

Scott Bergold

T

Wisconsin

3

72

Lance Smith

G

Louisiana State

4

104

Ron Wolfley

RB

West Virginia

5

116

K.D. Dunn

TE

Clemson

5

131

Louis Wong

--

Brigham Young

6

158

Jay Novacek

TE

Wyoming

8

212

Rob Monaco

C

Vanderbilt

9

244

Scott Williams

RB

Georgia

10

271

Dennis Williams

--

Furman

11

298

Ricky Anderson

--

Vanderbilt

12

325

Lonnie Young

DB

Michigan State

1984 - St. Louis Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

17

Clyde Duncan

WR

Tennessee

2

45

Doug Dawson

G

Texas

3

80

Rick McIvor

QB

Texas

4

101

Martin Bayless

DB

Bowling Green State

5

129

Jeff Leiding

LB

Texas

5

136

John Goode

TE

Youngstown State

6

157

Rod Clark

--

Texas State

7

185

Quentin Walker

RB

Virginia

8

201

Niko Noga

LB

Hawaii

8

213

Bob Paulling

--

Clemson

9

241

John Walker

--

Texas

10

269

Mark Smythe

--

Indiana

11

297

Kyle Mackey

QB

Texas A&M-Commerce

12

325

Paul Parker

--

Oklahoma

 

 

Mike Ruether

C

Texas

 

 

Tim Riordan

QB

Temple

 

 

Derek Kennard

G

Nevada-Reno

1983 - St. Louis Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

17

Leonard Smith

DB

McNeese State

2

44

Cedric Mack

DB

Baylor

3

71

Ramsey Dardar

G

Louisiana State

4

96

Mark Duda

DT

Maryland

4

103

Lionel Washington

DB

Tulane

5

130

Steve Bird

WR

Eastern Kentucky

6

157

George Schmitt

DB

Delaware

7

184

Carlos Scott

C

Texas-El Paso

8

211

Bob Harris

DB

Auburn

9

242

Otis Brown

--

Jackson State

10

269

Tim Lucas

LB

California

11

296

Aaron Williams

--

Washington

12

323

James Lane

--

Alabama State

1982 - St. Louis Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

16

Luis Sharpe

T

UCLA

2

38

David Galloway

DT

Florida

3

65

Benny Perrin

DB

Alabama

3

73

Rusty Guilbeau

LB

McNeese State

4

90

Tootie Robbins

T

East Carolina

5

119

Vance Bedford

DB

Texas

5

125

Earl Ferrell

RB

East Tennessee State

6

150

Craig Shaffer

LB

Indiana State

7

178

Bob Sebro

G

Colorado

8

205

Chris Lindstrom

DE

Boston U.

9

232

Darnell Dailey

--

Maryland

10

259

Eddie McGill

TE

Western Carolina

11

290

James Williams

--

North Carolina A&T

12

317

Bob Atha

--

Ohio State

1981 - St. Louis Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

5

E.J. Junior

LB

Alabama

2

33

Neil Lomax

QB

Portland State

3

61

Jeff Griffin

DB

Utah

4

88

Steve Rhodes

--

Oklahoma

5

116

John Gillen

LB

Illinois

6

143

Dave Ahrens

LB

Wisconsin

7

171

Kevin Donnalley

DB

North Dakota State

8

198

Mike Fisher

WR

Baylor

9

226

Stump Mitchell

RB

The Citadel

10

253

James Mallard

--

Alabama

10

263

Jim Joiner

--

Miami ( Fla.)

11

281

Mike Sherrod

--

Illinois

12

309

Joe Adams

--

Nebraska

1980 - St. Louis Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

6

Curtis Greer

DE

Michigan

2

33

Doug Marsh

TE

Michigan

3

60

John Sinnott

T

Brown

3

81

Charles Baker

LB

New Mexico

4

89

Rusty Lisch

QB

Notre Dame

6

142

Bill Acker

NT

Texas

7

171

Ben Apuna

LB

Arizona State

8

198

Dupree Branch

--

Colorado State

8

211

Grant Hudson

--

Virginia

9

225

Stafford Mays

DE

Washington

10

255

Rush Brown

DT

Ball State

11

282

Delrick Brown

--

Houston

12

309

Tyrone Gray

--

Washington State

1979 - St. Louis Cardinals

Rd

Sel #

Player

Position

School

1

8

Ottis Anderson

RB

Miami ( Fla.)

2

35

Theotis Brown

RB

UCLA

2

46

Calvin Favron

LB

Southeastern Louisiana

3

64

Joe Bostic

G

Clemson

4

89

Roy Green

WR

Henderson State

5

118

Steve Henry

DB

Emporia State

5

130

Mark Bell

WR

Colorado State

6

144

Thomas Lott

RB

Oklahoma

7

173

Kirk Gibson

--

Michigan State

8

199

Larry Miller

--

Brigham Young

9

228

Bob Rozier

DE

California

10

255

Jerry Holloway

--

Western Illinois

11

283

Nate Henderson

--

Florida State

12

309

Ricky McBride

--

Georgia