Arizona Cardinals Draft History
371 total draft picks | 45 first-round picks | 1967–2025
Since 1980, the Arizona Cardinals franchise has drafted 440 players in the NFL Draft, 48 of them in the first round. 2 of those picks are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Aeneas Williams (1991) and Larry Fitzgerald (2004). By career Approximate Value, the most productive pick was Calais Campbell (DE, Miami (FL)), taken in round 2 of the 2008 draft. The biggest value pick was Aeneas Williams, a round-3 selection in 1991 who made 8 Pro Bowls. Of the picks made through 2025, 46 (11%) made at least one Pro Bowl and 83% appeared in at least one NFL game. The most common school was Texas, with 13 picks.
Figures cover the 1980–2026 drafts. Source: nflverse.
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