Selected by the Cardinals in the second round (47th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft, Kirk 12 games (seven starts) as a rookie before a foot injury landed him on injured reserve on 12/4/18.
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 … ranked second in receptions (43) and third in receiving yards (590) among rookie WRs through Week 13 … notched 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 … had 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 TE 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 WR 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 TDs receiving, 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 record (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 … returned 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 … 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.
