NFL grades for each Arizona Cardinals first-round pick since 2000
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The Arizona Cardinals have the third pick in the 2026 NFL draft. This is a team with a new coach and one that needs a new direction. It won't be easy because the Cardinals are in the toughest division in football, the NFC West. Mike LaFleur comes over from the Rams to try and fix the offense.
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Will Jacoby Brissett be the QB or will they find a gem in the draft. It's highly unlikely it will come with the third overall pick because there isn't a signal-caller behind Fernando Mendoza rated that highly.
How have the Cardinals done with first-round picks since 2000?
2000
Player: Thomas Jones
Pick: 7
Position: RB
Grade: C-
2001
Player: Leonard Davis
Pick: 2
Position: OT
Grade: A-
2002
Player: Wendell Bryant
Pick: 12
Position: DT
Grade: F
2003
Player: Bryant Johnson
Pick: 17
Position: WR
Grade: C
Player: Calvin Pace
Pick: 18
Position: DE
Grade: B
2004
Player: Larry Fitzgerald
Pick: 3
Position: WR
Grade: A++++
2005
Player: Antrel Rolle
Pick: 8
Position: DB
Grade: B+
2006
Player: Matt Leinart
Pick: 10
Position: QB
Grade: F
2007
Player: Levi Brown
Pick: 5
Position: OT
Grade: B
2008
Player: Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
Pick: 16
Position: DB
Grade: B
2009
Player: Beanie Wells
Pick: 31
Position: RB
Grade:
2010
Player: Dan Williams
Pick: 26
Position: DT
Grade: C
2011
Player: Patrick Peterson
Pick: 5
Position: DB
Grade: A+
2012
Player: Michael Floyd
Pick: 13
Position: WR
Grade: C+
2013
Player: Jonathan Cooper
Pick: 7
Position: North Carolina
Grade: F
2014
Player: Deone Bucannon
Pick: DB
Position: 27
Grade: C-
2015
Player: D.J. Humphries
Pick: 24
Position: OT
Grade: B+
2016
Player: Robert Nkemdiche
Pick: 29
Position: DT
Grade: F
2017
Player: Haason Reddick
Pick: 13
Position: LB
Grade: B+
2018
Player: Josh Rosen
Pick: 10
Position: QB
Grade: F
2019
Player: Kyler Murray
Pick: 1
Position: QB
Grade: C-
2020
Player: Isaiah Simmons
Pick: 8
Position: LB
Grade: C-
2021
Player: Zaven Collins
Pick: 16
Position: LB
Grade: C
2022
No pick
2023
Player: Paris Johnson Jr.
Pick: 6
Position: OT
Grade: A-
2024
Player: Marvin Harrison Jr.
Pick: 4
Position: WR
Grade: C
Player: Darius Robinson
Pick: 27
Position: DE
Grade: D
2025
Player: Walter Nolen
Pick: 16
Position: DT
Grade: B+
This article originally appeared on The List Wire: Cardinals first round NFL picks since 2000