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 second-round picks for the Cardinals.
The last 10 years of Cardinals second-round draft picks
- 2024: CB Max Melton
- 2023: OLB BJ Ojulari
- 2022: TE Trey McBride
- 2021: WR Rondale Moore
- 2020: None (traded to Houston Texans for DeAndre Hopkins)
- 2019: CB Byron Murphy, WR Andy Isabella
- 2018: WR Christian Kirk
- 2017: S Budda Baker
- 2016: None (traded to New England Patriots for Chandler Jones)
The disappointments
Of these players selected in the second round, Isabella has to be the biggest disappointment. His best season was 2020 with only 21 catches.
Ojulari has been disappointing only because he missed last year when he was expected to be productive.
Moore wasn't bad but he wasn't good either.
The successes
Well, Baker and McBride have been absolute perfect picks. Baker is one of the best safeties in the game and McBride is now one of the best tight ends. McBride is coming off a record-setting season with 111 receptions. Baker has been selected to the Pro Bowl seven times, including each of the last six seasons.
Kirk was a solid player for the Cardinals and has continued to be good. He is a solid No. 2 receiver in the NFL.
Murphy was solid for the Cardinals and now is one of the better cornerbacks in the NFL, although he left the Cardinals after four seasons.
To be determined
Melton got some playing time as a rookie but has neither been a success nor a disappointment yet.
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