This is a list of first-round draft picks made by the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League.
The Chicago Years, 1936–1959[]
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| Year | Player | College | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Jim Lawrence | TCU | Back |
| 1937 | Ray Buivid | Marquette | Back |
| 1938 | Jack Robbins | Arkansas | Back |
| 1939 | Charles (Ki) Aldrich | TCU | Center |
| 1940 | George Cafego | Tennessee | Back |
| 1941 | John Kimbrough | Texas A&M | Back |
| 1942 | Steve Lach | Duke | Back |
| 1943 | Glenn Dobbs | Tulsa | Halfback/Quarterback/Punter |
| 1944 | Pat Harder | Wisconsin | Back |
| 1945 | Charley Trippi | Georgia | Back |
| 1946 | Dub Jones | LSU | Back |
| 1947 | DeWit (Tex) Coulter | Army | Tackle |
| 1948 | Jim Spavital | Oklahoma A&M | Back |
| 1949 | Bill Fischer | Notre Dame | Guard |
| 1950 | No 1st Rd Pick, Jack Jennings, (2nd Round) | Ohio State | Tackle |
| 1951 | Jerry Groom | Notre Dame | Center |
| 1952 | Ollie Matson | San Francisco | Back |
| 1953 | John Olszewski | California | Back |
| 1954 | Lamar McHan | Arkansas | Back |
| 1955 | Max Boydston | Oklahoma | End |
| 1956 | Joe Childress | Auburn | Back |
| 1957 | Jerry Tubbs | Oklahoma | Center |
| 1958 | King Hill | Rice | Back |
| 1958 | John David Crow | Texas A&M | Back |
| 1959 | Bill Stacy | Mississippi State | Back |
The St. Louis Years, 1960–1987[]
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| Year | Player | College | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | George Izo | Notre Dame | Quarterback |
| 1961 | Ken Rice | Auburn | Tackle |
| 1962 | Fate Echols | Northwestern | Defensive Tackle |
| 1962 | Irv Goode | Kentucky | Center |
| 1963 | Jerry Stovall | LSU | Safety |
| 1963 | Don Brumm | Purdue | Defensive End |
| 1964 | Ken Kortas | Louisville | Defensive Tackle |
| 1965 | Joe Namath | Alabama | Quarterback |
| 1966 | Carl McAdams | Oklahoma | Linebacker |
| 1967 | Dave Williams | Washington | Wide Receiver |
| 1968 | MacArthur Lane | Utah State | Running Back |
| 1969 | Roger Wehrli | Missouri | Defensive Back |
| 1970 | Larry Stegent | Texas A&M | Running Back |
| 1971 | Norm Thompson | Utah | Cornerback |
| 1972 | Bobby Moore (Ahmad Rashad) | Oregon | Running Back/Wide Receiver |
| 1973 | Dave Butz | Purdue | Defensive Tackle |
| 1974 | J. V. Cain | Colorado | Tight End |
| 1975 | Tim Gray | Texas A&M | Defensive Back |
| 1976 | Mike Dawson | Arizona | Defensive Tackle |
| 1977 | Steve Pisarkiewicz | Missouri | Quarterback |
| 1978 | Steve Little | Arkansas | Kicker |
| 1978 | Ken Greene | Washington State | Defensive Back |
| 1979 | Ottis Anderson | Miami | Running Back |
| 1980 | Curtis Greer | Michigan | Defensive End |
| 1981 | E. J. Junior | Alabama | Linebacker |
| 1982 | Luis Sharpe | UCLA | Tackle |
| 1983 | Leonard Smith | McNeese State | Defensive Back |
| 1984 | Clyde Duncan | Tennessee | Wide Receiver |
| 1985 | Freddie Joe Nunn | Mississippi | Linebacker |
| 1986 | Anthony Bell | Michigan State | Linebacker |
| 1987 | Kelly Stouffer | Colorado State | Quarterback |
The Arizona Years, 1988–present[]
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| Year | Player | College | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Ken Harvey | California | Linebacker |
| 1989 | Eric Hill | LSU | Linebacker |
| 1989 | Joe Wolf | Boston College | Guard |
| 1990 | No 1st Rd Pick, Anthony Thompson (2nd Round) | Indiana | Running Back |
| 1991 | Eric Swann | No College | Defensive End |
| 1992 | No 1st Rd Pick, Tony Sacca, (2nd Round) | Penn State | Quarterback |
| 1993 | Garrison Hearst | Georgia | Running Back |
| 1993 | Ernest Dye | South Carolina | Tackle |
| 1994 | Jamir Miller | UCLA | Linebacker |
| 1995 | No 1st Rd Pick, Frank Sanders, (2nd Round) | Auburn | Wide Receiver |
| 1996 | Simeon Rice | Illinois | Defensive End |
| 1997 | Tom Knight | Iowa | Defensive Back |
| 1998 | Andre Wadsworth | Florida State | Defensive End |
| 1999 | David Boston | Ohio State | Wide Receiver |
| 1999 | L.J. Shelton | Eastern Michigan | Tackle |
| 2000 | Thomas Jones | Virginia | Running Back |
| 2001 | Leonard Davis | Texas | Tackle |
| 2002 | Wendell Bryant | Wisconsin | Defensive Tackle |
| 2003 | Bryant Johnson | Penn State | Wide Receiver |
| 2003 | Calvin Pace | Wake Forest | Defensive End |
| 2004 | Larry Fitzgerald | Pittsburgh | Wide Receiver |
| 2005 | Antrel Rolle | Miami | Cornerback |
| 2006 | Matt Leinart | USC | Quarterback |
| 2007 | Levi Brown | Penn State | Left Tackle |
| 2008 | Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | Tennessee State | Cornerback |
| 2009 | Beanie Wells | Ohio State | Running Back |
| 2010 | Dan Williams | Tennessee | Defensive Tackle |
| 2011 | Patrick Peterson | LSU | Cornerback |
| 2012 | Michael Floyd | Notre Dame | Wide Receiver |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Edited by Randall Liu, pp. 393, Workman Publishing, 2001, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2
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