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The oldest continuously operating franchise in American professional football plays here, which nobody outside the state gets round to mentioning. Trey McBride is the best tight end alive, Marvin Harrison Jr. catches anything thrown near him, and Jeremiyah Love is coming through behind them. State Farm keeps the heat off the grass and the noise inside.
The fantasy roster, best rated first
Fantasy-relevant players only. Quarterbacks, backs, receivers and tight ends, which is what HexMetrics prices. 1 of them sit inside the league's top 25, 2 inside the top 50, 3 inside the top 100.
How roster strength is built: the seven slots behind 67.7
HexScore rates a player against others at his own position, so the seven below are not added up: each is weighted by what its slot is worth to an offence, and the weights are in the last column.
The case for the 2026 season
The best tight end in football, thirteen games indoors, and a quarterback slot at 53.1
Trey McBride rates 100.0 at his position, 4 of 457, which makes him the highest-rated tight end in football and one of the five best skill players in the league. Arizona play 13 of 17 games indoors, 1 of 32 and the most of any club. And the club rates 67.7 for roster strength, 25 of 32, because the quarterback slot rates 53.1 and carries 28% of the figure. Nobody outside this state is going to read past the third sentence, so I have put all three in it.
The tight end, priced properly for once
Trey McBride at 100.0 in an air-raid scheme at a 0.64 pass rate with tight-end usage the profile calls high. The tight end slot carries 13% of the club figure, the same as a lead back.
I believe an elite tight end in a pass-heavy scheme is the most efficient way to buy production and the least respected way to do it, and this is the cleanest instance of it in the league: a club that throws at 0.64, uses the position heavily, and has the best one in football. Every ranking that has this club near the bottom is a ranking that has priced that at roughly nothing.
And the reason the club figure is where it is
Quarterback 53.1, 176 of 457. First back 94.3, 37. First receiver 83.5. Second receiver 71.5. Second back 34.6. Flex 23.8.
A club that throws sixty-four per cent of the time with a quarterback slot at 53.1 behind a line ranked 26 of 32 is a club whose scheme and whose personnel are pointed in different directions. That is not a subtle finding and it is not one I am going to argue my way around. The scheme profile's quarterback input reads 0.58 and pass efficiency reads 0.68.
Thirteen games indoors
13 of 17, which is the most in football, and only 4 outdoors. Strength of schedule ranks 11 of 32 counting easiest first.
A fully indoor schedule is worth points that no positional model carries, and this one does not carry it either: the page counts the roof and prices nothing. A club that throws at 0.64 and plays thirteen games without weather is running the version of its offense the scheme was designed for, thirteen times. Take that as the largest unmeasured item on this page and note that it is on this club's side.
The claim, from a market nobody checks
Defensively: pass 27 of 32, rush 20, and a forward-looking composite at 11, which is a sixteen-place disagreement between what the unit has done and what it is projected to do. Team Power reads 56, 27 of 32. The value-weighted age is 25.8, 14 of 32 counting youngest first, with 36% of the rated talent under twenty-five and 16 rated players against a league average of 14.3. The bye is late, week 14.
I am sceptical of national projections for clubs that get no primetime exposure, and I would be saying that whatever the number said. So here is the version that does not depend on being overlooked: the best tight end in football, a top-thirty-five back, the most indoor games in the league, a forward defensive number in the top eleven, and one position that undoes all of it. Fix the one and this is a division club. Do not fix it and the ranking is correct, which is the least satisfying sentence on this page and the true one.
The club record
82 players. Read from www.azcardinals.com on 2026-10-28. Not a HexMetrics rating: this is what the club publishes.
Coaching staff
30 coachesCoaching Staff
- Head CoachMike LaFleur
Coordinators
- Defensive CoordinatorNick Rallis
- Offensive CoordinatorNathaniel Hackett
- Special Teams CoordinatorMichael Ghobrial
Offense
- Assistant Offensive LineChris Cook
- Offensive Quality ControlBrett Ekkens
- Offensive LineJustin Frye
- Bill Bidwill FellowshipWendy Laurent
- Running BacksMatt Merritt
- Tight EndsJake Moreland
- QuarterbacksMatt Schaub
- Pass Game SpecialistConnor Senger
- Wide ReceiversTony Sorrentino
Defense
- Senior Defensive AssistantTeryl Austin
- CornerbacksZac Etheridge
- Outside LinebackersMatt Feeney
- Defensive BacksCristian Garcia
- Defensive Quality ControlBrent Jackson
- Defensive LinePete Kwiatkowski
- Defensive Quality Control CoachAlec Osborne
- Inside LinebackersRod Wilson
Special Teams
- Assistant Special TeamsSam Sewell
Strength And Conditioning
- Head Strength And ConditioningKyle Sammons
- Assistant Strength And ConditioningMatt King
- Assistant Strength And ConditioningRich Pruett
- Reconditioning/Assistant Strength And ConditioningAaron Sanchez
- Sr. Coordinator, ReconditioningBuddy Morris
- Director, Football PerformanceShea Thompson
Staff
- Director, Football StrategyKenny Bell
- Assistant To The Head CoachJay Razzano
Read from www.azcardinals.com on 2026-10-28.
Depth chart
Offense
- WR
- Michael Wilson71.5
- Simi Fehoko
- LT
- Jayden Williams
- Jedrick Wills
- LG
- Isaac Seumalo
- Hayden Conner
- C
- Hjalte Froholdt
- Jon Gaines II
- RG
- Jon Gaines II
- Hayden Conner
- RT
- Elijah Wilkinson
- Josh Fryar
- Albert Reese
- TE
- Trey McBride100.0
- TE
- Elijah Higgins1.8
- Teagan Quitoriano
- WR
- Kendrick Bourne21.3
- Reggie Virgil5.3
- Devin Duvernay
- QB
- RB
- Tyler Allgeier34.6
- Jeremiyah Love94.3
- Bam Knight8.6
- Evan Hull
Defense
- DT
- Dante Stills
- Darius Robinson
- NT
- Roy Lopez
- Andrew Billings
- DT
- Walter Nolen III
- L.J. Collier
- OLB
- Josh Sweat
- Jordan Burch
- Eku Leota
- ILB
- Jack Gibbens
- Karson Sharar
- ILB
- Mack Wilson Sr.
- Cody Simon
- OLB
- Zaven Collins
- Baron Browning
- CB
- Denzel Burke
- Starling Thomas V
- CB
- Max Melton
- Kei'Trel Clark
- CB
- Garrett Williams
- Kalen King
- S
- Andrew Wingard
- Kitan Crawford
- S
- Budda Baker
- Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Special Teams
- K
- P
- Blake Gillikin
- LS
- Casey Kreiter
- H
- Blake Gillikin
- KR
- Devin Duvernay
- PR
- Devin Duvernay
- Michael Wilson71.5
Full roster
16 of 65 rated| # | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | Exp | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active53 | |||||||
| Offense | |||||||
| 7 | Jacoby BrissettRated | QB | 6-4 | 235 | 33 | 11 | N.C. State |
| 15 | Gardner Minshew IIRated | QB | 6-1 | 225 | 30 | 8 | Washington State |
| 19 | Carson BeckRated | QB | 6-4 | 233 | 24 | R | Miami |
| 4 | Jeremiyah LoveRated | RB | 6-0 | 212 | 21 | R | Notre Dame |
| 20 | Bam KnightRated | RB | 5-11 | 210 | 25 | 4 | N.C. State |
| 22 | Tyler AllgeierRated | RB | 5-10 | 225 | 26 | 5 | BYU |
| 26 | Evan Hull | RB | 5-10 | 209 | 26 | 1 | Northwestern |
| 14 | Michael WilsonRated | WR | 6-2 | 213 | 26 | 4 | Stanford |
| 17 | Kendrick BourneRated | WR | 6-1 | 205 | 31 | 10 | Eastern Washington |
| 80 | Simi Fehoko | WR | 6-4 | 225 | 28 | 6 | Stanford |
| 81 | Devin Duvernay | WR | 5-11 | 202 | 29 | 7 | Texas |
| 82 | Reggie VirgilRated | WR | 6-3 | 187 | 22 | R | Texas Tech |
| 47 | Teagan Quitoriano | TE | 6-6 | 259 | 26 | 5 | Oregon State |
| 84 | Elijah HigginsRated | TE | 6-3 | 245 | 26 | 4 | Stanford |
| 85 | Trey McBrideRated | TE | 6-4 | 246 | 26 | 5 | Colorado State |
| 58 | Hayden Conner | OL | 6-6 | 315 | 24 | 2 | Texas |
| 64 | Kingsley Eguakun | OL | 6-3 | 307 | 25 | 2 | Florida |
| 65 | Elijah Wilkinson | OL | 6-6 | 315 | 31 | 10 | UMass Amherst |
| 66 | Jayden Williams | OL | 6-4 | 307 | 23 | R | Mississippi |
| 71 | Jon Gaines II | OL | 6-4 | 320 | 27 | 4 | UCLA |
| 72 | Hjalte Froholdt | OL | 6-5 | 310 | 30 | 8 | Arkansas |
| 73 | Isaac Seumalo | OL | 6-4 | 310 | 32 | 11 | Oregon State |
| 76 | Albert Reese | OL | 6-7 | 330 | 24 | R | Mississippi State |
| 78 | Josh Fryar | OL | 6-5 | 320 | 24 | 2 | Ohio State |
| 79 | Jedrick Wills | OL | 6-4 | 312 | 27 | 6 | Alabama |
| Defense | |||||||
| 51 | Roy Lopez | DL | 6-2 | 312 | 29 | 6 | Arizona |
| 55 | Dante Stills | DL | 6-4 | 300 | 26 | 4 | West Virginia |
| 56 | Darius Robinson | DL | 6-5 | 290 | 25 | 3 | Missouri |
| 91 | L.J. Collier | DL | 6-2 | 300 | 31 | 8 | TCU |
| 95 | Andrew Billings | DL | 6-1 | 340 | 31 | 10 | Baylor |
| 97 | Walter Nolen III | DL | 6-4 | 300 | 23 | 2 | Mississippi |
| 0 | Cody Simon | ILB | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | 2 | Ohio State |
| 1 | Mack Wilson Sr. | ILB | 6-1 | 240 | 28 | 8 | Alabama |
| 43 | Karson Sharar | ILB | 6-1 | 231 | 23 | R | Iowa |
| 50 | Jack Gibbens | ILB | 6-4 | 242 | 27 | 4 | Minnesota |
| 5 | Baron Browning | OLB | 6-3 | 255 | 27 | 6 | Ohio State |
| 10 | Josh Sweat | OLB | 6-5 | 265 | 29 | 9 | Florida State |
| 25 | Zaven Collins | OLB | 6-4 | 270 | 27 | 6 | Tulsa |
| 52 | Jordan Burch | OLB | 6-4 | 280 | 25 | 2 | Oregon |
| 54 | Eku Leota | OLB | 6-4 | 257 | 27 | 2 | Auburn |
| 13 | Kei'Trel Clark | CB | 5-10 | 181 | 25 | 4 | Louisville |
| 16 | Max Melton | CB | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | 3 | Rutgers |
| 21 | Garrett Williams | CB | 5-10 | 192 | 25 | 4 | Syracuse |
| 24 | Starling Thomas V | CB | 5-10 | 194 | 26 | 4 | UAB |
| 29 | Denzel Burke | CB | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | 2 | Ohio State |
| 35 | Kalen King | CB | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | 1 | Penn State |
| 3 | Budda Baker | S | 5-10 | 195 | 30 | 10 | Washington |
| 28 | Andrew Wingard | S | 6-0 | 205 | 29 | 8 | Wyoming |
| 36 | Kitan Crawford | S | 5-11 | 202 | 24 | 2 | Nevada |
| 42 | Dadrion Taylor-Demerson | S | 5-10 | 200 | 25 | 3 | Texas Tech |
| Special teams | |||||||
| 38 | Chad RylandRated | K | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | 4 | Maryland |
| 12 | Blake Gillikin | P | 6-2 | 196 | 28 | 7 | Penn State |
| 59 | Casey Kreiter | LS | 6-1 | 250 | 36 | 11 | Iowa |
| Active/Physically Unable to Perform1 | |||||||
| 87 | Tip ReimanRated | TE | 6-5 | 271 | 25 | 3 | Illinois |
| Reserve/Injured9 | |||||||
| 74 | Isaiah Adams | OL | 6-4 | 315 | 26 | 3 | Illinois |
| 33 | Trey BensonRated | RB | 6-0 | 225 | 24 | 3 | Florida State |
| 57 | Chase Bisontis | OL | 6-6 | 314 | 22 | R | Texas A&M |
| 32 | Joey Blount | S | 6-1 | 195 | 27 | 5 | Virginia |
| 86 | Jalen BrooksRated | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 26 | 4 | South Carolina |
| 70 | Paris Johnson Jr. | OL | 6-6 | 325 | 25 | 4 | Ohio State |
| 2 | Will Johnson | CB | 6-2 | 200 | 23 | 2 | Michigan |
| 89 | Hunter Long | TE | 6-5 | 253 | 28 | 6 | Boston College |
| 94 | Kaleb Proctor | DL | 6-2 | 291 | 22 | R | Southeastern Louisiana |
| Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return2 | |||||||
| 90 | Zach Carter | DL | 6-4 | 301 | 27 | 4 | Florida |
| 6 | James ConnerRated | RB | 6-1 | 233 | 31 | 10 | Pittsburgh |
Practice squad
2 of 17 rated| # | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | Exp | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice Squad16 | |||||||
| Offense | |||||||
| 34 | Jerome FordRated | RB | 5-10 | 210 | 27 | 5 | Cincinnati |
| 9 | Zay JonesRated | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 31 | 9 | East Carolina |
| 30 | Shedrick Jackson | WR | 6-1 | 195 | 27 | 1 | Auburn |
| 83 | Harrison Wallace III | WR | 6-0 | 192 | 23 | R | Mississippi |
| 44 | Shawn Bowman | TE | 6-4 | 249 | 26 | 1 | Rutgers |
| 45 | Kenny Yeboah | TE | 6-3 | 250 | 27 | 6 | Mississippi |
| 67 | Demontrey Jacobs | OL | 6-6 | 325 | 27 | 3 | South Florida |
| 75 | Austin Deculus | OL | 6-5 | 321 | 27 | 4 | LSU |
| Defense | |||||||
| 93 | Cam Horsley | DL | 6-3 | 312 | 24 | 1 | Boston College |
| 96 | Damonic Williams | DL | 6-1 | 305 | 22 | R | Oklahoma |
| 98 | Jared Harrison-Hunte | DL | 6-4 | 294 | 26 | 2 | SMU |
| 53 | Riley Wilson | ILB | 6-1 | 226 | 24 | R | Arizona |
| 41 | Bradyn Swinson | OLB | 6-4 | 255 | 24 | 2 | LSU |
| 49 | Cameron Robertson | OLB | 6-4 | 260 | 22 | R | SMU |
| 23 | Art Green | CB | 6-2 | 200 | 26 | 3 | Houston |
| 31 | Wydett Williams Jr. | S | 6-1 | 205 | 22 | R | Mississippi |
| Practice Squad/International1 | |||||||
| 69 | Valentin Senn | OL | 6-7 | 310 | 26 | 2 | Connecticut |
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