The last 10 years of the No. 16 pick in the NFL draft

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The 2025 NFL draft begins on Thursday and the Arizona Cardinals enter it with six selections. They have one selection in each of the first five rounds and then one in the seventh.

These are their selections:

• Round 1, No. 16 overall
• Round 2, No. 47 overall
• Round 3, No. 78 overall
• Round 4, No. 115 overall
• Round 5, No. 152 overall
• Round 7, No. 225 overall

What kind of player can we expect the Cardinals to get with their picks? Let's look at the last 10 years of players at each of the selections.

Let's look at the last 10 years of players selected No. 16 overall.

The last decade of the No. 16 pick in the NFL draft​

• 2024 - DL Byron Murphy II, Seattle Seahawks: He had an okay rookie season.
• 2023 - CB Emmanuel Forbes, Washington Commanders: He didn't work out for Washington, getting cut last year and claimed by the Rams.
• 2022 - WR Jahan Dotson, Washington Commanders: He got traded to the Eagles last year and hasn't had much of an impact yet in the NFL.
• 2021 - LB Zaven Collins, Arizona Cardinals: Collins has not been spectacular and was moved from off the ball to the defensive edge, but he signed a contract extension through 2026. He led the Cardinals in sacks in 2024 with five.
• 2020 - CB AJ Terrell, Atlanta Falcons: He has been a starter and was named to the All-Pro second team in 2021. He signed a contract extension through 2028.
• 2019 - DE Brian Burns, Carolina Panthers: Burns has 54.5 sacks in six seasons. He was traded to the Giants last year and is a two-time Pro Bowler.
• 2018 - LB Tremaine Edmonds, Buffalo Bills: He has been a two-time Pro Bowler who played five years for the Bills and the last two for the Bears.
• 2017 - CB Marlon Humphrey, Baltimore Ravens: He has been great. He is a four-time Pro Bowler and two-time first-team All-Pro.
• 2016 - OT Taylor Decker, Detroit Lions: Decker has been the Lions' starting left tackle for the last nine seasons and made the Pro Bowl for the first time last season.
• 2015 - CB Kevin Johnson, Houston Texans: He played six seasons in the NFL, starting 25 games.

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This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: NFL draft history: The last 10 players selected No. 16 overall

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