The 2025 NFL draft will commence soon, on Thursday, April 24 with the first round. Rounds 2 and 3 will follow on Friday with the remaining four rounds on Saturday the 26th.
The Arizona Cardinals have selections in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and seventh rounds.
Let's look at the last several years of picks and see how those picks have worked out.
Below are the last 10 years of third-round picks for the Cardinals.
The last 10 years of Cardinals third-round picks
- 2024: RB Trey Benson, TE Tip Reiman, OL Isaiah Adams, CB Elijah Jones
- 2023: CB Garrett Williams, WR Michael Wilson
- 2022: OLB Cameron Thomas, OLB Myjai Sanders
- 2021: None (traded to Raiders for OL Rodney Hudson)
- 2020: OL Josh Jones
- 2019: DL Zach Allen
- 2018: OL Mason Cole
- 2017: WR Chad Williams
- 2016: CB Brandon Williams
The hits
Williams is definitely a hit. He looks like a stud cornerback for the Cardinals.
Allen has been a hit, although he is no longer with the Cardinals. After a couple of injury-plagued seasons, he became very productive and now, with the Denver Broncos, he was a second-team All-Pro.
Reiman appears to be a hit in his role as blocking tight end. He does that very well.
The misses
Brandon Williams? That wasn't a good pick, at least in terms of playing cornerback. He looked good in training camp but then was just bad. He was a good special teams player for a while, though.
Chad Williams? He did nothing in the NFL, amassing 20 whole NFL receptions.
Thomas and Sanders looked promising as rookies. Sanders is now in the UFL and Thomas has not done anything meaningful.
Don't know yet
Benson did a little bit as a rookie but hasn't proven anything yet. There are expectations for him this season. Jones didn't play all year.
Adams might be the team's starting right guard moving forward. We will see.
They were just fine
Cole was an NFL starter for several seasons but didn't play last season.
Josh Jones is a backup lineman still in the league.
Wilson hasn't been bad. He also hasn't been good yet, but Kyler Murray believes he can be a 1,000-yard receiver.
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