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Arizona Cardinals' best first-round NFL draft picks

Selecting the Cardinals five worst and five best first-round picks since 1990 was challenging for contrasting reasons.

It was hard narrowing the list of first-round blunders to five. And it was difficult finding five first-round picks who lived up to expectations, especially while they were still with the Cardinals.

No wonder the team had a winning record five times in the last 25 seasons.

I've given you the team's five biggest first-round mistakes. Here are the five best since 1990.

1. WR Larry Fitzgerald, 2004, third overall.

At the time, taking Fitzgerald was a no-brainer only to one man: Cardinals coach Dennis Green.