The Arizona Cardinals have three seventh-round selections in the 2019 draft, all of which are compensatory selections. Their second-to-last pick is No. 249 overall. Historically, there isn’t much to expect from this pick. In the last six years, only two have really done anything in the league. However, one is a starter.
Here are the last six picks taken with the 249th overall selection of the draft.
2018: QB Logan Woodside, Cincinnati Bengals
Woodside spent the 2017 season with the Bengals and then a month of 2018 on the Tennessee Titans practice squad. He has never played an NFL snap. He is now in the AAF.
2017: RB Chris Carson, Seattle Seahawks
Carson has been very good for Seattle. After playing in four games as a rookie and rushing for 208 yards, he was the Seahawks’ leading rusher in 2018 with 1,151 rushing yards and nine touchdowns. Cardinals fans will see a lot of him in the coming seasons.
2016: CB Prince Charles Iworah, San Francisco 49ers
Iworah is no longer on an NFL roster and spent time with four teams. He appeared in one game with the 49ers as a rookie. Most recently, he spent time on the Atlanta Falcons practice squad in September of last year.
2015: CB Akeem King, Atlanta Falcons
King has played in five games as a rookie for the Falcons but, after lots of practice squad time in Atlanta and Seattle, he played in all 16 games in 2018 for the Seahawks, starting once and collecting 21 tackles.
2014: DE Michael Sam, Los Angeles Rams
Sam was a memorable pick because he was the first openly gay player to be drafted into the league. He did not make the Rams and then spent about a month in 2014 on the Dallas Cowboys practice squad. He never played in a game.
2013: QB Sean Renfree, Atlanta Falcons
Renfree spent three years with the Falcons on their roster, although his rookie season ended in the preseason with an injury. He appeared in two games, completed three passes and threw an interception. He has not been in the league since the Tampa Bay Buccaneers cut him in May 2017.
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