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2021 NFL DRAFT NOTES #CardsDraft Mark Dalton - Senior Vice President, Media Relations Chris Melvin - Director, Media Relations Mike Helm - Manager, Media Relations Imani Suber - Media Relations Coordinator Chase Russell - Media Relations Coordinator CARDS 2021 NFL DRAFT SELECTIONS 2021 NFL DRAFT - FIRST ROUND The 2021 NFL Draft will consist of 222 traditional selections in The Cardinals currently hold six picks in the 2021 NFL rounds one through seven and 37 compensatory picks with a total Draft: one selection in rounds one, two, five and six, of 259 players being selected. plus two in the seventh round. Arizona acquired a sixth- 2021 First-Round Selection Order (as of 4/21/21) round pick (223rd overall) from Minnesota and a sev- Pick Team Pick Team enth-rounder (247th overall) from Las Vegas via trades. 1. Jacksonville 17. Las Vegas 2. NY Jets 18. Miami Round Round # Overall # 3. San Francisco (from Mia via Hou) 19. Washington 1 16 16 4. Atlanta 20. Chicago 2 17 49 5. Cincinnati 21. Indianapolis 5 16 160 6. Miami (from Phi) 22. Tennessee 6 39 223 (from Min in Mason Cole trade) 7. Detroit 23. NY Jets (from Sea) 7a 16 243 8. Carolina 24. Pittsburgh 7b 20 247 (from LV in Rodney Hudson trade) 9. Denver 25. Jacksonville (from LAR) 10. Dallas 26. Cleveland THIRD DRAFT FOR KEIM AND KINGSBURY 11. NY Giants 27. Baltimore 12. Philadelphia (from Mia via SF) 28. New Orleans 13. LA Chargers 29. Green Bay After the first two drafts produced the 2019 14. Minnesota 30. Buffalo Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the 15. New England 31. Kansas City Year (QB Kyler Murray) and 2020 PFWA All- 16. ARIZONA 32. Tampa Bay Rookie team honoree (LB Isaiah Simmons), Arizona Cardinals General Manager Steve Keim and Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury will lead their third draft together in 2021. The 2021 NFL Draft will mark Keim’s ninth 2021 NFL DRAFT VITALS as General Manager and 22nd with the Cardinals after initially joining the team as After an entirely virtual draft last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the a regional scout in 1999. 2021 NFL Draft will be held in Cleveland, OH from April 29-May 1. Keim earned the 2014 Sporting News Executive of the Year award and is a two- For the third consecutive year, the draft will be presented across ABC, ESPN time recipient of Pro Football Talk’s Executive of the Year (2013 and ‘14). In his and NFL Network, offering a multi-network presentation during all seven third year at the helm in Arizona, Kingsbury was selected in the sixth round rounds. ESPN will again offer the traditional draft telecast, while ABC will (201st overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. present a distinct, prime-time telecast for rounds 1-3 and NFL Network will In his previous eight drafts as GM, Keim has selected 59 players, including numer- present exclusive coverage throughout all three days. ous key contributors on the current roster (listed alphabetically): Thursday, April 29 • S Budda Baker (2017, 2nd round, 36th overall) – Team captain, first-team All-Pro Round 1 begins at 5:00 PM (AZ TIME) and three-time Pro Bowler tied for the NFL lead among DBs with 118 tackles in 2020. Televised live on ABC, ESPN, ESPN App, ESPN Deportes and NFL Network The first round will conclude by approximately 8:45 PM (AZ TIME) • RB Chase Edmonds (2018, 4th round, 134th overall) – Posted career highs in In 2020, the first round took 3 hours and 54 minutes scrimmage yards (850) and total TDs (five) for the NFL’s sixth-ranked offense in 2020. • OL D.J. Humphries (2015, 1st round, 24th overall) – Fifth-highest graded OT by Friday, April 30 Round 2 begins at 4:00 PM (AZ TIME) PFF, who credited him with 3.0 sacks allowed on 695 pass-blocking snaps in 2020. Televised live on ABC, ESPN/ESPN2, ESPN App, ESPN Deportes and NFL Network • WR Christian Kirk (2018, 2nd round, 47th overall) – Registered a career high The third round will conclude by approximately 8:30 PM (AZ TIME) and tied the team lead (WR DeAndre Hopkins) with six receiving TDs in 2020. In 2020, the second and third rounds took 4 hours, 49 minutes • QB Kyler Murray (2019, 1st round, 1st overall) – Named a team captain, Pro Saturday, May 1 Bowler and “NFC Offensive Player of the Week” honoree three times in 2020. Round 4 begins at 9:00 AM (AZ TIME) • CB Byron Murphy Jr. (2019, 2nd round, 33rd overall) – Fourth Cardinals draft Televised live on ABC, ESPN, ESPN App, ESPN Deportes and NFL Network pick since 1999 to record at least 18 passes defensed in his first two NFL seasons. The draft will conclude by approximately 4:00 PM (AZ TIME) In 2020, rounds four through seven took 6 hours, 57 minutes • LB Isaiah Simmons (2020, 1st round, 8th overall) – Earned PFWA All-Rookie team honors with 47 tackles, four tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and one INT in 2020. Time Limits Round 1: 10 minutes per selection Round 2: 7 minutes per selection COVERING THE CARDS DURING THE DRAFT Rounds 3-6 (Including Compensatory Picks): 5 minutes per selection Round 7 (Including Compensatory Picks): 4 minutes per selection All media availability during the draft will continue to be conducted virtually, and the team will send out AZCardinals.com: The team website will provide up-to-date draft coverage and information on all the Cardinals draft picks, including recent stories, daily Zoom information. blogs, live and archived video of media availabilities and highlight reels. Similar to previous years each Cardinals draft pick will Social Media: Additional information will be available on the team’s mobile be made available to media following the selection, app (AZCardinals.com/app) and social media channels – Twitter (@AZCar- and throughout draft weekend, Cardinals General dinals), Instagram (@AZCardinals) and Facebook (/ArizonaCardinals). Manager Steve Keim and Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury will be available. Big Red Rage: A special edition of “The Big Red Rage” with Paul Calvisi, Ron Wolfley and special guest Dave Pasch will air Tuesday, April 27 from 6-7 Media members should register to follow the @AZCar- p.m. on ESPN 620 AM. dinalsMR Twitter account to receive up-to-the-minute info on times and participants for these sessions. Media Site: Draft transcripts, notes and information can be accessed on the team’s media site – NFL Online Media Guide (www.NFLOMG.com). 1 CARDS WITH NO. 16 OVERALL PICK CARDINALS DRAFT CENTRAL For the first time since 2008 – and the eighth The Arizona Cardinals will produce a time in franchise history – Arizona is scheduled to live digital special – Cardinals Draft Cen- select No. 16 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft. The tral, presented by Arizona Ford Dealers Cardinals have drafted 16th overall in 2008, 1982, – each day of the draft. 1967, 1952, 1946, 1940 and 1939. Fans can access this digital draft special The last time the Cardinals drafted No. 16 over- via the team’s website at www.azcardi- all, the team selected CB Dominique Rodgers- nals.com, the team’s YouTube channel Cromartie out of Tennessee State in 2008. He at www.youtube.com/azcardinals and played 12 seasons in the NFL (2008-2019), earn- on the Cardinals Mobile App. ing two Pro Bowl selections (one with AZ) and finishing his career with 30 INTs, six of which he Rodgers-Cromartie The streaming will begin when the Cardinals are on the clock with returned for TDs. their first-round selection, second-round selection and the first of two seventh-round selections. A pair of notable picks made by the Cardinals with the 16th overall selec- tion are Luis Sharpe (1982) and Elmer Angsman (1946). Sharpe spent his Each program will include 30-60 minute live shows and feature special entire 13-year NFL career with the Cardinals, earning three-consecutive guests from the team after the picks are made. Pro Bowls (1987-1989) and starting all 189 games he played at LT. Angs- man was a key piece of the Cardinals’ famed “Million-Dollar Backfield” CURRENT CARDS IN THE DRAFT that helped the team capture the NFL championship in 1947. FIRST ROUND BREAKDOWN The Cardinals current roster features 46 players who entered the league The Cardinals have drafted 53 players in the first round since 1970, select- through the draft – 21 were selected by the Cardinals, and 25 were picked ing 25 offensive players, 27 defensive players and one specialist. by other NFL teams. Offensive line and linebacker have been the positions most frequently Current Cardinals Drafted by the Team selected by the Cardinals in the first round since the merger. Player Draft Rd. Pick College LB Isaiah Simmons 2020 1 8 Clemson Cardinals First-Round Draft Picks By Position (1970-Present) OL Josh Jones 2020 3 72 Houston Position Most Recent Player Total Number DL Leki Fotu 2020 4 114 Utah Offensive Line D.J. Humphries, 2015 8 DL Rashard Lawrence 2020 4 131 LSU Linebacker Isaiah Simmons, 2020 8 LB Evan Weaver 2020 6 202 California Cornerback Patrick Peterson, 2011 7 Defensive Tackle Robert Nkemdiche, 2016 6 RB Eno Benjamin 2020 7 222 Arizona State Wide Receiver Michael Floyd, 2012 6 QB Kyler Murray 2019 1 1 Oklahoma Quarterback Kyler Murray, 2019 5 CB Byron Murphy Jr. 2019 2 33 Washington Running Back Beanie Wells, 2009 5 WR Andy Isabella 2019 2 62 Massachusetts Defensive End Calvin Pace, 2003 4 DL Zach Allen 2019 3 65 Boston College Safety Deone Bucannon, 2014 2 S Deionte Thompson 2019 5 139 Alabama Punter Steve Little, 1978 1 WR KeeSean Johnson 2019 6 174 Fresno State Tight End J.V.