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Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury once said he’d draft Kyler Murray at No. 1

Kyler Murray is expected to put his name in the 2019 NFL Draft, according to a report by the San Francisco Chronicle.

If he does follow through with that intention, it appears he has a big admirer in the new head coach of the team that holds the No. 1 overall pick.

Back in October, Kliff Kingsbury, then coach at Texas Tech, had plenty of compliments for the eventual Heisman Trophy winner:

Kliff Kingsbury back on October 28, 2018:

"Kyler is a freak.....I would take him with the first pick of the draft if I could.