Selected by the Cardinals in the second round (47th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft, Kirk played 39 games (30 starts) in his first three NFL seasons.
2020:Â Played 14 games (10 starts) and posted 48 receptions for 621 yards and a career-high six TDs ... added 22 punt returns for 132 yards ... had two receptions for 57 yards including an acrobatic 49-yard catch at the Washington 15-yard line while falling out of bounds to extend a second quarter scoring drive vs. Was (9/20) ... inactive (groin) vs. Det (9/27) ... capped a seven-play, 75-yard scoring drive with a three-yard TD reception @ Car (10/4) ... totaled 78 yards on five receptions including 21 and 24-yard catches on TD drives @ NYJ (10/11); helped Arizona gain 496 total yards against the Jets ... scored on each of his two receptions of six and 80 yards (career long) on Monday Night Football @ Dal (10/19) helping the Cardinals score a season-high 38 points and gain 438 yards against the Cowboys; pushed his total to eight TDs at AT&T Stadium dating back to his college career at Texas A&M ... had five receptions for 37 yards and two TDs on Sunday Night Football vs. Sea (10/25), becoming just the fifth different player in franchise history to have multiple TD receptions in back-to-back games ... caught five passes for a season-high 123 yards and a 56-yard TD vs. Mia (11/8); marked his fifth-career TD reception of 50+ yards ... caught four passes for 27 yards, including two first down grabs to extend Arizona's third quarter TD drive vs. Buf (11/15) ... had six punt returns for 77 yards, including a 24-yarder to the Giants 38-yard line to setup a first quarter scoring drive @ NYG (12/13) .... gained 33 yards on three receptions for an offense that had a season-high 526 total net yards vs. Phi (12/20) ... totaled a team-high 76 yards on seven receptions including a 38-yarder on third-and-four to extend Arizona's game-opening scoring drive vs. SF (12/26) ... placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on 1/2/21.
2019: Totaled 68 receptions for 709 yards and three TDs in 13 games (all starts) ... added 10 carries for 93 yards for the NFL's 10th-ranked rushing attack (1,990) that averaged a single-season franchise-record 5.03 yards per carry (second in the NFL) ... inactive (ankle) for three games ... had four receptions for 32 yards, a 12-yard carry, three punt returns for 18 yards and a key two-point conversion to tie the game, 24-24, with 1:48 remaining in regulation to force overtime vs. Det (9/8) ... had his first-career 100-yard performance with a 114 yards on six receptions @ Bal (9/15); joined Larry Fitzgerald as the first pair of Cardinals players with 100 receiving yards in a game since Fitzgerald (133) and Michael Floyd (101) vs. SF (11/13/16) ... established a career high with 10 receptions vs. Car (9/22) ... had a six-yard carry and four receptions for 37 yards vs. Sea (9/29), becoming the third player in franchise history with 65+ catches in his first 16 career games – Anquan Boldin (101 in 2003) and Sonny Randle (77 in 1959-60); left the game late in the fourth quarter with an ankle injury ... had a team-high eight receptions for 79 yards and a 19-yard carry in his return from injury @ NO (10/27) ... delivered one of the best performances of his career with 138 receiving yards and three TDs (both career highs) on six receptions (23.0-yard avg.), including scoring grabs of 33, 69 and 15 yards @ TB (11/10); became the third Cardinal since 1970 to record 130+ receiving yards and at least three receiving TDs ... had a team-high six receptions for 41 yards, including three catches for 28 yards on Arizona's 10-play TD drive in the first quarter @ SF (11/17); also drew three defensive pass interference penalties on Richard Sherman for 72 yards, two of which occurred on Cardinals scoring drives ... posted game highs with eight receptions for 85 yards vs. Pit (12/8); secured his 100th-career reception in his 22nd-career game against the Steelers, becoming the second-fastest player in franchise history to reach the milestone behind only Anquan Boldin (16 games) ... gained 61 scrimmage yards on four receptions and a 28-yard carry, converting three of Arizona's season-high 26 first downs vs. Cle (12/15); part of unit that scored a season-high 38 points on six scoring drives against the Browns.
2018: Turned in a highly-productive rookie campaign with 43 receptions for 590 yards and three TDs, three carries for 35 yards and 21 punt returns for 164 yards in 12 games (seven starts) prior to a season-ending foot injury … named to the PFWA All-Rookie team as a punt returner ... at the time of his injury, ranked second in the NFL in receptions (43) and third in receiving yards (590) among rookie WRs ... with TD catches of 75 and 59 yards, joined Giants RB Saquon Barkley (five), Browns RB Nick Chubb (two) and Falcons WR Calvin Ridley (two) as the only rookies with mutliple TD catches of 50+ yards ... had a season-long 44-yard punt return in his NFL debut vs. Was (9/9), the Cardinals longest punt return since Ted Ginn Jr. (71 yards) in 2014 … set season highs in receiving yards (90) and catches (seven) vs. Chi (9/23) … caught a 75-yard TD pass from Josh Rosen on the Cardinals first offensive play of the game (the third-longest rookie-to-rookie TD play in franchise history) @ SF (10/7); became the fifth Arizona-born player to score a TD for the Cardinals and first since Todd Heap (Mesa) on 1/1/12 … scored the game-winning TD with a nine-yard reception on third-and-goal with 34 seconds left in the game vs. SF (10/28) … caught three passes for 77 yards, including a 59-yard TD reception on his 22nd birthday vs. Oak (11/18); became the first Cardinal with a TD on his birthday since Ernie Jones (12/15/91 at Den) caught a TD pass on his 27th birthday … had a 23-yard carry and a 37-yard reception on consecutive plays to start Arizona's third quarter FG drive @ GB (12/2); left the game with a foot injury in the fourth quarter and was placed on injured reserve on 12/4.
During his three seasons at Texas A&M, started 36 of 39 games played and totaled 234 receptions for 2,856 yards and 26 receiving TDs, 23 rushing attempts for 120 yards, 48 kickoff returns for 1,048 yards and a TD, and 37 punt returns for 814 yards and six TDs … three-year total added up to 4,838 all-purpose yards and 33 total TDs … despite playing just three seasons, fell just 29 receptions shy of breaking the SEC all-time receptions record (262 by Jordan Matthews) and 19 receptions shy of breaking the Aggies career receptions leader (252 by Ryan Swope) … earned first-team All-SEC honors as a return man and as an all-purpose player in both 2016 and 2017 … also added first-team All-SEC honors as a WR in 2016 … left Texas A&M as the NCAA's career active leader in punt return average (22.0) and punt return TDs (6) … his six career punt return TDs doubled the previous school career record … against New Mexico State in 2016, became the first player in A&M history with two punt return TDs in a game … only player in Texas A&M history to post consecutive seasons with 80+ receptions, doing so with 80 catches in 2015 and 83 receptions in 2016 … led the Aggies in receptions in both of those seasons and led the SEC in receptions in 2016 … served as an offensive captain as a junior in 2017, starting all 13 games … named first team All-SEC as all-purpose and return specialist and tabbed as a second team All-SEC selection at WR … racked up 919 receiving yards on 71 catches with a career-high 10 receiving TDs … returned 22 kickoffs for 490 yards and a TD and 10 punts for 191 yards and a TD … averaged 125.5 all-purpose yards per game … was the only SEC player to return both a punt and kickoff for a TD in 2017 … started 12 of 13 games as a sophomore in 2016 and caught an SEC-leading 83 passes for 928 yards and nine TDs ... led the nation with three punt return TDs ... averaged 21.7 yards on 13 punt returns ... named third-team All-American by the AP ... picked first-team All-SEC at WR, as a return man and as an all-purpose player ... his 12 total TDs (9 receiving, 3 punt returns) led the team ... finished the season with a team-high 1,418 all-purpose yards ... returned two punts for TDs against New Mexico State, a school record and added a TD catch in the game … started 11 of 13 games played during his record-setting freshman campaign in 2015, leading the Aggies in receptions (80), receiving yards (1,009), all-purpose yards (1,789), punt return yards (341), kickoff return yards (385) and total TDs (8) ... among SEC freshmen, led the way in receptions (6.2 per game), receiving yards (77.6 per game), punt return average (24.4) and all-purpose yardage ... earned Freshman All-America honors from the Sporting News, first-team All-SEC honors (all-purpose) from the Associated Press, SEC Freshman of the Year (coaches) and SEC Newcomer of the Year (AP) … in the first game of his freshman season against Arizona State, caught six passes for 106 yards and a TD and added a 79-yard punt return TD.
Attended Saguaro (Scottsdale, AZ) High School where he was named an All-American by Under Armour, MaxPreps and PrepStar and was the Gatorade Player of the Year in Arizona as a senior in 2014 … also named the Arizona Republic's High School Player of the Decade ... during his senior season, surpassed 3,000 all-purpose yards, including nearly 1,700 as a rusher and 1,200 as a receiver … scored 25 rushing TDs, 17 receiving TDs, two kick return TDs and returned two INTs for TDs in his final year … named the Arizona Cardinals High School Player of the Week (Wk 1) in 2014 … as a junior, gained more than 2,000 all-purpose yards, including 1,183 receiving yards and 832 rushing yards ... totaled 33 TDs, including 17 as a WR, 13 rushing and three as a returner ... on defense, contributed 55 tackles and two INTs … majored in University Studies with a concentration in Business at the Mays Business School.
