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The Arizona Cardinals have signed three of their seven 2021 draft picks. The team announced that three Day 3 picks — cornerback Marco Wilson, safety James Wiggins and center Michal Menet.
Each signed a four-year contract.
Wiggins and Menet were the Cardinals’ two seventh-round selections. Wilson was selected in the fourth round.
Here are their bios from the team’s press release:
Wilson (6-0, 191) played 36 games (35 starts) during his career at Florida and had three interceptions, 20 passes defensed and 103 tackles. He started nine games last season for the Gators and had 33 tackles, four passes defensed and a fumble recovery while helping Florida to an appearance in the SEC Championship game. Wilson started 11 games as a true freshman in 2017 and had a team-high 10 passes defensed, becoming one of just four players in program history to start at cornerback as a freshman in a season-opener. A Fort Lauderdale, FL native, Wilson set career-highs in 2019 with 36 tackles and three interceptions after missing the 2018 season with a knee injury.
Wiggins (5-11, 209) was a second-team All-American, semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award and a first-team All-AAC selection in 2020 after collecting 32 tackles, one interception, one forced fumble and one sack in nine games for Cincinnati. He returned to the field last season after missing all of the 2019 season with a knee injury. A Miami, FL native, Wiggins was a second-team All-AAC selection in 2018 after setting career-highs in tackles (54), interceptions (four) and passes defensed (nine). He finished his collegiate career with 87 tackles (61 solo), five interceptions, two forced fumbles, 16 passes defensed and one sack in 32 games (22 starts) with the Bearcats.
Menet (MEN-et) (6-4, 301) was a three-year starter at center and two-time team captain at Penn State who finished his college career by starting in each of the final 34 games he appeared in. As a senior in 2020, Menet was a third-team All-Big Ten selection after starting nine games at center, helping the Nittany Lions finish second in the Big Ten in total offense (430.3 ypg). A Birdsboro, PA native, Menet received honorable mention all-conference honors in 2019 and won the Dick Maginnis Memorial Award at the team’s most outstanding offensive lineman following that season. He finished his career at Penn State by playing in 46 games (34 starts).
With these three signed, four draft picks remain unsigned — first-round pick Zaven Collins, second-round pick Rondale Moore and sixth-round picks Tay Gowan and Victor Dimukeje.
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