Cardinals get their man in Texas Tech football WR Reggie Virgil

Reggie Virgil didn't help himself with the way he ran at the NFL combine or during Texas Tech's on-campus pro day. The Arizona Cardinals didn't hold it against him.

The Cardinals selected the Red Raiders' wide receiver in the NFL draft on Saturday, April 25. They took him with the third pick in the fifth round, No. 143 overall. Virgil was Tech's sixth player taken over three days, tying a 70-year-old program record for the number selected in one NFL draft.

"I had a thought that I would go there, but you just never know," Virgil said in comments relayed by a Tech media relations staff member. "But they gave me my first 30 visit. The staff loved me, man. I loved them, and we had a good time."

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NFL teams are allowed to bring in up to 30 prospects before the draft for more in-depth interviews, film study, and medical evaluation. Virgil said Cardinals wide receivers coach Tony Sorrentino and general manager Monti Ossenfort had given him positive feedback.

"Coach Tony told me, 'I'm trying to get you. I don't know when, but I'm going to get you,'" Virgil said. "Monti told me he wanted me too, and they made it happen."

The 2025 season was Virgil's first with the Red Raiders after he transferred from Miami (Ohio). He caught 57 passes, a career high, for 705 yards and 6 touchdowns.