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Arizona Cardinals ink 2nd-round TE Trey McBride, 2 others to rookie deals
The Arizona Cardinals signed three of their 2022 NFL Draft picks on Tuesday, the workforce introduced.
Second-round tight finish Trey McBride (No. 55 total) out of Colorado State, seventh-round cornerback Christian Matthew from Valdosta State (No. 244 total) and seventh-round offensive lineman Marquis Hayes out of Oklahoma (No. 257 total) had been all signed to four-year contracts.
McBride, who stands at 6-foot-4, 246 kilos, was the John Mackey Award winner in 2021 for the nation’s prime tight finish following a 90-catch, 1,121-yard season — the fifth-most TE yards in FBS historical past.
The 22-year-old rookie was a two-time All-American and three-time All-Mountain West Convention choice and accrued 164 receptions for two,100 yards and 10 touchdowns in his 40-game profession at Colorado State.
Matthew, who turns 26 years previous in October, performed in a complete of 42 collegiate video games with Georgia Southern (2016), Samford (2018-19) and Valdosta State (2021).
In that span, he garnered 85 tackles, two interceptions, 22 passes defensed, 0.5 sacks and one blocked kick.
Hayes, a 6-foot-5, 318-pound offensive lineman was a three-year starter at Oklahoma having began 37 of the 40 video games he performed in.
He earned second-team All-Huge 12 honors in 2021 after beginning all 13 video games as a guard to assist the Sooners offense rating 62 complete touchdowns and common 451.5 yards per recreation.
Hayes additionally began 11 video games and solely allowed two sacks on 416 cross performs, per Professional Soccer Focus.