The Cardinals selected Virgil in the fifth round of the NFL Draft out of Miami of Ohio, and he will compete for a backup role behind Marvin Harrison Jr. and Michael Wilson. Virgil is not worth selecting in redraft leagues, and he's a late-round flier in rookie-only drafts for Dynasty leagues. Virgil finished his final collegiate season in 2025 with 57 receptions for 705 yards and six touchdowns. At best, Virgil will be the No. 4 receiver in Arizona to start the season behind Harrison, Wilson and Kendrick Bourne, but we don't expect him to make much of an impact in his rookie campaign, barring a surprise turn of events.
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Cardinals' Reggie Virgil: Team-high catch total in defeat
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Virgil secured five of six targets for 66 yards in the Cardinals' 33-30 preseason loss to the Panthers on Thursday.
The rookie fifth-round pick led the Cardinals in receptions and targets while finishing second in receiving yards on the night to Jalen Brooks. Virgil is battling Brooks and veterans such as Devin Duvernay and Simi Fehoko for a spot on the latter portion of the wide-receiver depth chart, and Virgil got his quest off to an excellent start Thursday. Given the promise he showed, Virgil should continue seeing plenty of snaps in the Cardinals' preseason game on the road against the Raiders next Thursday.
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Cardinals' Reggie Virgil: Nabbed by Cardinals
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The Cardinals selected Virgil in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL Draft, 143rd overall.
Virgil leveraged his third-year breakout at Miami (Ohio) in 2024 into a starting role at Texas Tech in 2025. The 21-year-old finished his final season with 57 receptions for 705 yards and six touchdowns. He's a tall, lanky receiver at 6-foot-3, 187 pounds, and while that didn't limit him in college, it will be a bigger impediment to playing time in the NFL. Out of the gate, Virgil, who ran a 4.57 40-yard dash at the 2026 NFL Combine, figures to be a candidate to compete for special-teams work until he can carve out an offensive role in an Arizona WR corps that's led by Marvin Harrison and Michael Wilson.
