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Cardinals 2019 Draft Tracker – AZCardinals.com

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2019 CARDINALS PICKS

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Round 1

Walter Nolen headShot
Pick 16 (16)

Walter Nolen

DT Mississippi
6-3 296 LBS
  • High school: No. 1 overall recruit nationally.
  • 2022 (Texas A&M): Played in 10 games with 4 starts (29 tackles, 2.5 TFLs with 1 sack, FF).
  • 2023 (Texas A&M): Played in 12 games with 10 starts (37 tackles, 8.5 TFLs with 4 sacks, PBU).
  • 2024: First-team Associated Press All-American. First-team All-SEC. Tied for the team lead with 14 TFLs. Finalist for the Outland Trophy (nation’s top OL/DL). Started all 13 games (48 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 3 PBUs). 

-- by Chad Reuter

Round 2

Will Johnson headShot
Pick 15 (47)

Will Johnson

CB Michigan
6-1 194 LBS
  • High school: 5-star recruit, top 20 overall prospect nationally. 
  • 2022: Freshman All-American. Played in all 14 games with 5 starts (27 tackles, 2 TFLs, 3 INTs, 3 PBUs).
  • 2023: First-team All-Big Ten Conference. Led team with 4 INTs (1 returned for a TD). National Championship Game Defensive MVP (4 tackles, INT). Played in 12 games with 11 starts (27 tackles, TFL, 4 PBUs) for the national champions. Missed time early in the season recovering from a knee injury and with a lower-leg injury late in the year.
  • 2024: Third-team Associated Press All-American. Honorable Mention All-Big Ten. Tied for the team lead with 2 INTs. Set school record with 3 INTs returned for TDs in his career, tied school record with 2 INTs returned for TDs in a single season. Started 6 games (14 tackles, TFL, 3 PBUs). Missed the second half of the season with a foot injury.
  • Miscellaneous: Father, Deon, played DB at Michigan from 1990-1994, team won 3 Big Ten championships. Sister, Kayli, is the Michigan Director of On-Campus Recruiting.

-- by Chad Reuter

Round 3

Jordan Burch headShot
Pick 14 (78)

Jordan Burch

EDGE Oregon
6-4 279 LBS
  • 2020 (South Carolina): Played in 8 games as a reserve and on special teams (19 tackles, 2.5 TFLs).
  • 2021 (South Carolina): Played in all 13 games with 1 start (26 tackles, 2.5 TFLs with 1 sack, INT returned for TD, 2 PBUs).
  • 2022 (South Carolina): Started all 13 games (60 tackles, 7.5 TFLs with 3.5 sacks, 3 PBUs).
  • 2023: Honorable Mention All-Pac-12. Led team with 7.5 TFLs. Played in all 14 games with 13 starts (34 tackles, 3 sacks, PBU).
  • 2024: Played in 10 games with 9 starts (31 tackles, 11 TFLs with 8.5 sacks, 5 PBUs, FF). Missed 4 games due to injury, including 3 early-season games with a knee issue. Ran a fake punt for 36 yards against Maryland.

-- by Chad Reuter

Round 4

Cody Simon headShot
Pick 13 (115)

Cody Simon

LB Ohio State
6-1 229 LBS
  • 2020: Played in 8 games as a reserve (4 tackles).
  • 2021: Played in 12 games (54 tackles, 2.5 TFLs with 1 sack, INT, PBU).
  • 2022: Played in 12 games (32 tackles, 5.5 TFLs with 2 sacks, PBU, FF).
  • 2023: Played in all 13 games (57 tackles, 3 TFLs, 2 PBUs).
  • 2024: Third-team All-Big Ten Conference. Led team with 112 tackles (12.5 TFLs with 7 sacks). Team captain. Rose Bowl Defensive MVP (team-high 11 tackles, 3 TFLs with 2 sacks) in the playoff win over Oregon. National Championship Game Defensive MVP (team-high 8 tackles, TFL). Started 15 games for the national champions (7 PBUs, FF).
  • Miscellaneous: Brother, Shayne, played LB at Notre Dame and Pittsburgh. Father, Mike, played rugby at Army. Mother, Amy, ran track at Michigan.

-- by Chad Reuter

Round 5

Denzel Burke headShot
Pick 38 (174)

Denzel Burke

CB Ohio State
5-11 186 LBS
Compensatory Selection - From Cowboys
  • 2021: Third-team All-Big Ten Conference. Freshman All-American. Led team with 12 PBUs. Started all 13 games (37 tackles, INT returned for TD). First freshman Buckeye to start the season opener on defense since LB Andy Katzenmoyer in 1996.
  • 2022: Honorable Mention All-Big Ten. Started 11 games (34 tackles, 3 TFLs, 5 PBUs).
  • 2023: First-team All-Big Ten. Tied for the team lead with 8 PBUs. Started 11 games (24 tackles, 3 TFLs, INT). Missed 2 midseason games due to injury.
  • 2024: Honorable Mention All-Big Ten. Tied for the team lead with 2 INTs. Started all 16 games for the national champions (48 tackles, 3 TFLs, 2 PBUs).

-- by Chad Reuter

Round 6

Hayden Conner headShot
Pick 35 (211)

Hayden Conner

G Texas
6-6 314 LBS
Compensatory Selection - From Cowboys
  • 2021: Played in 8 games as a reserve.
  • 2022: Started all 13 games at LG.
  • 2023: Started all 14 games at LG. 
  • 2024: Texas named finalist for the Joe Moore Award (nation's top OL). Started all 16 games at LG.

-- by Chad Reuter

Round 7

Kitan Crawford headShot
Pick 9 (225)

Kitan Crawford

SAF Nevada
5-10 202 LBS
From Jets through Chiefs
  • 2020 (Texas): Played in all 10 games as a reserve (7 tackles, TFL).
  • 2021 (Texas): Played in 10 games as a reserve (5 tackles).
  • 2022 (Texas): Played in all 13 games with 1 start (25 tackles, 2 PBUs, blocked kick).
  • 2023 (Texas): Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (special teams). Played in 13 games with 3 starts (24 tackles, TFL, INT, PBU, blocked kick; 1-7-7.0 PR).
  • 2024: Honorable Mention All-Mountain West Conference. Played in all 13 games with 12 starts (76 tackles, 3 TFLs, 2 INTs with 1 returned for TD, 7 PBUs, FF; 1-19-19.0 KR).

-- by Chad Reuter