St. Louis Cardinals Draft Results & Order

The St. Louis Cardinals have participated in 28 drafts in their history selecting a total of 373 players. Of the 373 players drafted 119 played offense, 120 played defense and 5 played special teams. Broken down by position there have been 11 quarterbacks, 31 running backs, 20 wide receivers, 12 tight ends, 45 offensive linemen, 41 defensive linemen, 35 linebackers, 44 defensive backs, 3 kickers and 2 punters drafted by the Cardinals. Some of the top drafted Cardinals players were Neil Lomax drafted in round 2 in 1981 out of Portland State, Charley Johnson drafted in round 10 in 1960 out of New Mexico State, Ottis Anderson drafted in round 1 in 1979 out of Miami (Fla.), Terry Metcalf drafted in round 3 in 1973 out of Long Beach State and Stump Mitchell drafted in round 9 in 1981 out of The Citadel. View all of the St. Louis Cardinals drafts round by round for every year.