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

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