Texas Tech averaged at least 30 points per game, 470 total yards per game and 300 passing yards per game in Kingsbury’s six seasons.Ĭhiefs QB Patrick Mahomes played under Kingsbury in 20, and threw for 9,705 yards and 77 touchdowns in 25 starts. Isabella said he will be featured as a slot receiver in Kingsbury’s offense.ĭuring Kingsbury’s time at Texas Tech from 2013 to 2018, the Red Raiders featured a video-game type passing attack. If the Cardinals’ offense looks anything like Kingsbury’s when he was head coach at Texas Tech, a lot of passes could be coming Isabella’s way from Murray. And there’s an opportunity for me to get on the field right away.” “It’s the perfect situation for me,” he said. Isabella said he could not have asked for a more ideal landing spot than in Arizona. I’m paid to play, and I’m just just excited to finally get there.” The Cardinals’ decisions were amplified this week when Sports Illustrated featured its magazine cover with a photo of Rosen split in two and Murray in the middle with a headline that read, “WILD CARDS.”Īll of that means little to Isabella, who said he imagines there’s some fans who are torn about the QB decision, but added: “I don’t follow that, and I don’t really care. There’s also this: No matter how Isabella fares in the NFL, he will always be linked to a polarizing maneuver by the Arizona staff with its quarterbacks. In a blink, Isabella went from draft prospect to a player Kingsbury is banking on, and there’s a whole lot of bank coming to the desert – namely Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray of Oklahoma. Keim then handed the phone to first-year coach Kliff Kingsbury. It was Cardinals general manager Steve Keim, who informed Isabella he was about to be picked with the No. While at his family’s Highland Heights home, Isabella was just “walking around the house” while the NFL draft was unfolding when his phone rang. Life sure did change for the All-America wide receiver from UMass on April 26. “I’m sticking to my regular routine, but I can’t really walk around Mayfield without being noticed.” “It’s been cool,” said the Mayfield grad since getting drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in Round 2. The whirlwind is ongoing for Andy Isabella.
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