ARIZONA CARDINALS

Cardinals nab USC RB Keaontay Ingram with 201st pick in 2022 NFL Draft

Apr 30, 2022, 1:45 PM | Updated: 2:00 pm
USC Trojans running back Keaontay Ingram (28) during a college football game between the UCLA Bruin...
USC Trojans running back Keaontay Ingram (28) during a college football game between the UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans on November 20, 2021, at United Airlines Field at The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Jordon Kelly/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
(Photo by Jordon Kelly/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The Arizona Cardinals selected USC running back Keaontay Ingram with the first of their two sixth-round picks on Saturday, the No. 201 pick overall.

Ingram heads to the desert after recording 911 yards and five touchdowns on 156 carries as a senior in 2021.

He also added 22 catches for 156 yards through the air.

The rookie played three seasons at Texas before transferring to USC.

Ingram ran a 4.53-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine in March and measured at 221 pounds.

He joins a position group with James Conner, Eno Benjamin and Jonathan Ward.

To begin Arizona’s draft on Thursday, the Cardinals traded the No. 23 overall selection to the Baltimore Ravens for wide receiver Marquise Brown and the 100th overall pick.

The Cardinals kept all three of its picks on Day 2 of the draft Friday. Their second-round choice led them to Colorado State tight end Trey McBride, who was picked 55th overall.

Arizona then turned to the defensive side of the ball, selecting San Diego State defensive end Cameron Thomas with the 87th overall pick before taking Cincinnati DE Myjai Sanders with the 100th overall pick. Both are expected to line up as outside linebackers for the Cardinals.

Moving forward, Arizona currently has another sixth-round pick (No. 215) and three seventh-round selections (Nos. 244, 256 and 257).

Arizona Cardinals

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) speaks to the media at a press conference after an N...
Arizona Sports

Kiper: Lamar Jackson trade saga may jolt Cardinals’ trade-down draft hopes

Teams looking to trade up into the Arizona Cardinals’ slot will not likely commit until after Lamar Jackson’s fate is settled. 
2 days ago
Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon speaks with reporters during the annual league meeting...
Tyler Drake

‘Games aren’t won in free agency’: Gannon pushes back on perception of Cards’ moves

The Cardinals' offseason haul of free agents hasn't received much fanfare from many who follow the team or those on the outside looking in.
2 days ago
Carlos Watkins #91 of the Dallas Cowboys runs into the endzone for a touchdown as Taysom Hill #7 of...
Kellan Olson

Arizona Cardinals sign former Cowboys DL Carlos Watkins

The Arizona Cardinals signed former Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Carlos Watkins on Thursday.
3 days ago
Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Rashad Fenton kneels on the field before the AFC championship NFL foo...
Arizona Sports

Cardinals ink Rashad Fenton to boost CB depth

The Arizona Cardinals signed former Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons cornerback Rashad Fenton to a one-year deal on Thursday.
3 days ago
Arizona Cardinals WR Hollywood Brown (Tyler Drake/Arizona Sports)...
Arizona Sports

Cardinals WR Hollywood Brown fined in speeding case

Arizona Cardinals receiver Hollywood Brown was fined $473 with credit for time served for an August speeding arrest on the Loop 101 freeway.
4 days ago
Colt McCoy #12 of the Arizona Cardinals and Kyler Murray #1 of the Arizona Cardinals warm up prior ...
Tyler Drake

Cardinals ‘feel really good’ at QB as Kyler Murray preps for next phase of rehab

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray is making steady progress in his rehabilitation from a torn ACL suffered last season.
4 days ago
Cardinals nab USC RB Keaontay Ingram with 201st pick in 2022 NFL Draft