Andy Isabella

NoteCARDS:

• Second of the Cardinals second-round picks (62nd overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Massachusetts, Isbella became the first UMass player ever drafted by the Cardinals. Just the second player in Cardinals history to come from UMass, joining Marcel Shipp (2001-07).
• Scored his first NFL TD on an 88-yard pass from fellow rookie Kyler Murray in Week 9 vs. San Francisco on Thursday Night Football. It was the seventh-longest offensive TD in Cardinals history and the third-longest rookie-to-rookie TD play in team annals. 
• Named a Biletnikoff Award Finalist and consensus first-team All-American in 2018 after leading the FBS with a single-season program-record 1,698 receiving yards, which were 288 more than the second-ranked player. Ranked second in the country with 102 receptions and tied for fifth with 13 TD catches.
• Totaled 231 receptions for a school-record 3,526 yards and 30 TDs in 44 games during his college career. Added 40 carries for 342 yards and two TDs, 23 kickoff returns for 443 yards and nine punt returns for 77 yards.

NoteCARDS:

• Second of the Cardinals second-round picks (62nd overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Massachusetts, Isbella became the first UMass player ever drafted by the Cardinals. Just the second player in Cardinals history to come from UMass, joining Marcel Shipp (2001-07).
• Scored his first NFL TD on an 88-yard pass from fellow rookie Kyler Murray in Week 9 vs. San Francisco on Thursday Night Football. It was the seventh-longest offensive TD in Cardinals history and the third-longest rookie-to-rookie TD play in team annals. 
• Named a Biletnikoff Award Finalist and consensus first-team All-American in 2018 after leading the FBS with a single-season program-record 1,698 receiving yards, which were 288 more than the second-ranked player. Ranked second in the country with 102 receptions and tied for fifth with 13 TD catches.
• Totaled 231 receptions for a school-record 3,526 yards and 30 TDs in 44 games during his college career. Added 40 carries for 342 yards and two TDs, 23 kickoff returns for 443 yards and nine punt returns for 77 yards.

PRO CAREER:

Selected by Arizona with its second pick in the second round (62nd overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft and played 15 games (one start) during his rookie season.

2019: Played 15 games (one start) and gained 309 all-purpose yards on nine receptions (189 yards), four carries (15) and five kickoff returns (105) ... returned four kickoffs for 86 yards, including a 32-yarder to the Cardinals 32-yard line to open the second half in his NFL debut vs. Det (9/8); joined fellow draft picks Kyler Murray, KeeSean Johnson and Byron Murphy to mark the first time since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger that the Cardinals had multiple rookies start on both sides of the ball in a season-opener ... inactive @ Bal (9/15) ... tallied two special teams tackles on punt coverage vs. Sea (9/29); stopped Tyler Lockett for a three-yard loss at the Seahawks nine-yard line on a third quarter punt return ... had 11 yards on two carries for a unit that gained 514 total yards and 266 rushing yards @ Cin (10/6), the most by a Cardinals offense since 12/6/15 @ StL (524) and 11/27/11 @ StL (268), respectively ... started and caught two passes for eight yards, including a five-yarder to move the chains on Arizona's TD drive on its opening possession @ NYG (10/20) ... caught an 88-yard TD pass with 4:53 remaining in the fourth quarter vs. SF (10/31), marking the third-longest rookie-to-rookie TD play in franchise history and the longest rookie-to-rookie TD pass in the NFL since 1971; also represented the seventh-longest offensive TD in Cardinals history and the eighth-longest pass play in team records ... gained 78 yards on three receptions (26.0-yard avg.), including a 55-yard catch-and-run to the Buccaneers 32-yard line in the third quarter @ TB (11/10).

COLLEGE:

Had 231 catches for a program-record 3,526 yards and 30 TDs in 44 games at UMass ... added 40 rushing attempts for 342 yards and two TDs, 23 kickoff returns for 443 yards and nine punt returns for 77 yards ... registered 12 games with 100+ receiving yards, including three against top-25 opponents – 219 against No. 5 Georgia, 174 against No. 21 USF and 158 agsinst No. 21 Mississippi State ... named a Biletnikoff Award Finalist and consensus first-team All-American after posting an FBS-leading and single-season school-record 1,698 receiving yards and 13 TDs (tied for fifth in the nation) on 102 catches (second) as a senior in 2018 ... ranked second among FBS WRs with 152.7 all-purpose yards per game … totaled a single-game program-record 303 receiving yards and two TDs on nine receptions vs. Liberty, becoming the first FBS player with at least 300 yards on fewer than 10 catches … capped his college career with a prolific output vs. No. 5 Georgia, gaining 219 yards and scoring two TDs on 15 receptions, the most by an opposing player in the history of Sanford Stadium (1929-present); his 219 receiving yards are the second-most all-time ... led the Minutemen in all receiving categories with 65 receptions for 1,020 yards and 10 TDs in 12 games (all starts) as a junior in 2017, earning second-team All-ECAC and first-team All-Independent (Phil Steele) honors … one of just 10 FBS players with three or more 65+ yard TDs ... recorded 62 receptions for 801 yards and seven TDs in 12 games (10 starts) as a sophomore in 2016, receiving first-team All-Independent honors (Phil Steele) ... returned 17 kickoffs for 315 yards, caught two passes for seven yards and carried the ball three times for 28 yards in 10 games (one start) as a true freshman in 2015.

PERSONAL:

Prepped at Mayfield (OH) High School where he was a standout athlete on the track and the football field … clocked the nation's fastest 60-meter time (6.72 second) as a senior in 2015 … beat current Browns CB Denzel Ward for the 100-meter state title with a personal-best 10.51-second mark … received just two Division I scholarship offers from Air Force and Massachusetts … majored in Mechanical Engineering.