Arizona Cardinals agree to terms with 6 picks from 2020 NFL Draft
Jul 22, 2020, 8:48 AM | Updated: 3:26 pm
Clemson defender Isaiah Simmons (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
(Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
The Arizona Cardinals have agreed to terms with all six picks in the 2020 NFL Draft, the team announced Wednesday.
Each player received a four-year contract. The players are expected to sign over the next few days when they get to Tempe.
The draft picks are first-round linebacker Isaiah Simmons, third-round offensive tackle Josh Jones, fourth-round defensive lineman Leki Fotu, fourth-round defensive lineman Rashard Lawrence, sixth-round linebacker Evan Weaver and seventh-round running back Eno Benjamin.
Simmons has a fifth-year team option attached to his contract.
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His contract is worth a fully guaranteed $20.66 million and comes with a signing bonus of $12.58 million, according to Ian Rapoport.
The details of Simmons’ contract are the only ones that have been reported among Cardinals rookies.
Simmons was a versatile star at Clemson, playing positions all over the defense.
He played 299 snaps at inside linebacker, 262 as a slot corner, 132 as a free safety, 116 at outside linebacker and 100 as strong safety for national champion Clemson in 2019, according to Pro Football Focus.
He had 104 tackles with 16.5 for loss, adding 8.0 sacks and three interceptions.
Jones, listed at 6-foot-5 and 318 pounds, was considered by some to be a first-round talent on the offensive line. According to PFF, he allowed just 18 pressures on 1,282 pass-blocking snaps over the past three seasons for Houston.
Fotu has background as a rugby player and is listed at 6-foot-5, 330-pounds. He had a combined 13.5 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks for Utah over the past two seasons.
Lawrence was a three-year captain at LSU and named the 2019 Fiesta Bowl MVP on defense in a game in which he recorded five tackles and two sacks.
Weaver, from Cal, won Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year after breaking the conference’s single-season record with 181 total tackles.
Benjamin broke the Arizona State rushing record with 1,642 yards as a sophomore and had back-to-back seasons with more than 1,400 yards from scrimmage.
