Arizona Cardinals
Battle card · first-round draft history, season-by-season record, and how Cardinals top picks have shaped the franchise.
R1 Picks
59
Hall of Famers
1
1.7% hit rate
Avg pick slot
12.2
Highest pick
#1
Kyler Murray · 2019
All-time record
364–505–8
0.420 win %
Playoff seasons
9
of 56
The Story
- Arizona Cardinals have made 59 first-round selections and produced 1 Hall of Famers (1.7% hit rate).
- Their highest selection on record is #1 overall in 2019, when they took Kyler Murray.
- Across 56 seasons in this dataset they have a 364-505-8 record (0.420) and reached the playoffs 9 times.
- In seasons after holding at least one top-10 pick, Arizona Cardinals added an average of 1.0 wins versus the prior year (29 such seasons in the data).
- Their most-drafted position group is DL, taken 13 times in Round 1.
- Ohio St. is their go-to talent pipeline, supplying 4 first-round picks.
- Their best season was 2015: 13-3-0 (+176 point differential).
- Their worst was 2025: 3-14-0 (-133 point differential).
Wins per Season
R1 Pick Slot by Year
Position Breakdown
Point Differential by Season
Impact of Top-10 Picks (Next-Season Wins Delta)
| Draft Year | Pick | Player | Prior-Year Wins | New-Year Wins | Delta | HoF? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | #4 | Ahmad Rashad | 4 | 4 | +0 | |
| 1973 | #5 | Dave Butz | 4 | 4 | +0 | |
| 1974 | #7 | J.V. Cain | 4 | 10 | +6 | |
| 1979 | #8 | Ottis Anderson | 6 | 5 | -1 | |
| 1980 | #6 | Curtis Greer | 5 | 5 | +0 | |
| 1981 | #5 | E.J. Junior | 5 | 7 | +2 | |
| 1986 | #5 | Anthony Bell | 5 | 4 | -1 | |
| 1987 | #6 | Kelly Stouffer | 4 | 7 | +3 | |
| 1989 | #10 | Eric Hill | 7 | 5 | -2 | |
| 1991 | #6 | Eric Swann | 5 | 4 | -1 | |
| 1993 | #3 | Garrison Hearst | 4 | 7 | +3 | |
| 1994 | #10 | Jamir Miller | 7 | 8 | +1 | |
| 1996 | #3 | Simeon Rice | 4 | 7 | +3 | |
| 1997 | #9 | Tom Knight | 7 | 4 | -3 | |
| 1998 | #3 | Andre Wadsworth | 4 | 9 | +5 | |
| 1999 | #8 | David Boston | 9 | 6 | -3 | |
| 2000 | #7 | Thomas Jones | 6 | 3 | -3 | |
| 2001 | #2 | Leonard Davis | 3 | 7 | +4 | |
| 2004 | #3 | Larry Fitzgerald | 4 | 6 | +2 | HoF |
| 2005 | #8 | Antrel Rolle | 6 | 5 | -1 | |
| 2006 | #10 | Matt Leinart | 5 | 5 | +0 | |
| 2007 | #5 | Levi Brown | 5 | 8 | +3 | |
| 2011 | #5 | Patrick Peterson | 5 | 8 | +3 | |
| 2013 | #7 | Jonathan Cooper | 5 | 10 | +5 | |
| 2018 | #10 | Josh Rosen | 8 | 3 | -5 | |
| 2019 | #1 | Kyler Murray | 3 | 5 | +2 | |
| 2020 | #8 | Isaiah Simmons | 5 | 8 | +3 | |
| 2023 | #6 | Paris Johnson | 4 | 4 | +0 | |
| 2024 | #4 | Marvin Harrison Jr. | 4 | 8 | +4 |
Hall of Fame Selections
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | #3 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | Pittsburgh |
Every First-Round Pick
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College | HoF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | #8 | Larry Stegent | RB | Texas A&M | |
| 1971 | #17 | Norm Thompson | DB | Utah | |
| 1972 | #4 | Ahmad Rashad | WR | Oregon | |
| 1973 | #5 | Dave Butz | DT | Purdue | |
| 1974 | #7 | J.V. Cain | TE | Colorado | |
| 1975 | #21 | Tim Gray | DB | Texas A&M | |
| 1976 | #22 | Mike Dawson | DT | Arizona | |
| 1977 | #19 | Steve Pisarkiewicz | QB | Missouri | |
| 1978 | #15 | Steve Little | K | Arkansas | |
| 1978 | #19 | Ken Greene | DB | Washington St. | |
| 1979 | #8 | Ottis Anderson | RB | Miami (FL) | |
| 1980 | #6 | Curtis Greer | DE | Michigan | |
| 1981 | #5 | E.J. Junior | LB | Alabama | |
| 1982 | #16 | Luis Sharpe | T | UCLA | |
| 1983 | #17 | Leonard Smith | DB | McNeese St. | |
| 1984 | #17 | Clyde Duncan | WR | Tennessee | |
| 1985 | #18 | Freddie Joe Nunn | DE | Mississippi | |
| 1986 | #5 | Anthony Bell | LB | Michigan St. | |
| 1987 | #6 | Kelly Stouffer | QB | Colorado St. | |
| 1988 | #12 | Ken Harvey | LB | California | |
| 1989 | #10 | Eric Hill | LB | LSU | |
| 1989 | #17 | Joe Wolf | T | Boston Col. | |
| 1991 | #6 | Eric Swann | DT | Wake Technical CC | |
| 1993 | #3 | Garrison Hearst | RB | Georgia | |
| 1993 | #18 | Ernest Dye | T | South Carolina | |
| 1994 | #10 | Jamir Miller | LB | UCLA | |
| 1996 | #3 | Simeon Rice | DE | Illinois | |
| 1997 | #9 | Tom Knight | DB | Iowa | |
| 1998 | #3 | Andre Wadsworth | DE | Florida St. | |
| 1999 | #8 | David Boston | WR | Ohio St. | |
| 1999 | #21 | L.J. Shelton | T | Eastern Michigan | |
| 2000 | #7 | Thomas Jones | RB | Virginia | |
| 2001 | #2 | Leonard Davis | T | Texas | |
| 2002 | #12 | Wendell Bryant | DT | Wisconsin | |
| 2003 | #17 | Bryant Johnson | WR | Penn St. | |
| 2003 | #18 | Calvin Pace | DE | Wake Forest | |
| 2004 | #3 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | Pittsburgh | HoF |
| 2005 | #8 | Antrel Rolle | DB | Miami (FL) | |
| 2006 | #10 | Matt Leinart | QB | USC | |
| 2007 | #5 | Levi Brown | T | Penn St. | |
| 2008 | #16 | Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | DB | Tennessee St. | |
| 2009 | #31 | Beanie Wells | RB | Ohio St. | |
| 2010 | #26 | Dan Williams | DT | Tennessee | |
| 2011 | #5 | Patrick Peterson | DB | LSU | |
| 2012 | #13 | Michael Floyd | WR | Notre Dame | |
| 2013 | #7 | Jonathan Cooper | G | North Carolina | |
| 2014 | #27 | Deone Bucannon | DB | Washington St. | |
| 2015 | #24 | D.J. Humphries | T | Florida | |
| 2016 | #29 | Robert Nkemdiche | DT | Mississippi | |
| 2017 | #13 | Haason Reddick | LB | Temple | |
| 2018 | #10 | Josh Rosen | QB | UCLA | |
| 2019 | #1 | Kyler Murray | QB | Oklahoma | |
| 2020 | #8 | Isaiah Simmons | LB | Clemson | |
| 2021 | #16 | Zaven Collins | LB | Tulsa | |
| 2023 | #6 | Paris Johnson | OL | Ohio St. | |
| 2024 | #4 | Marvin Harrison Jr. | WR | Ohio St. | |
| 2024 | #27 | Darius Robinson | DL | Missouri | |
| 2025 | #16 | Walter Nolen | DT | Mississippi | |
| 2026 | #3 | Jeremiyah Love | RB | Notre Dame |