Cardinals' Roster Ranked Worst in NFL
The Arizona Cardinals don't have much working for them - at least from an outside perspective. The team lost some lofty names along with watching quarterback Kyler Murray work through rehabbing a torn ACL.
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Under new guidance of a fresh coaching staff and front office, better days are ahead in the desert - though 2023 could yield some ugly results in order for that to happen.
In ESPN's NFL roster rankings, Arizona found their team dead last.
Their full analysis:
"Strongest unit: Safety. Budda Baker is Arizona's best player and one of the league's top and most-reliable safeties. In his five seasons as a full-time starter, Baker ranks eighth in the entire NFL, first among non-linebackers, with 574 tackles. Incredibly, running mate Jalen Thompson has more tackles than Baker over the last two seasons (231 to 209) and sits second among all safeties during the span. -- Clay
"Weakest unit: Interior defensive line. Arizona has a lot of problem areas (it was tempting to go cornerback here), but the failure to replace departure Zach Allen makes interior D-line the lowlight. Leki Fotu, Jonathan Ledbetter and L.J. Collier were three of the worst-graded DTs by PFF last season, yet all three are positioned for substantial roles in this defense. Rashard Lawrence, Carlos Watkins, Kevin Strong and sixth-round rookie Dante Stills are also in the mix. -- Clay
"X factor for 2023: TE Trey McBride. The Cardinals don't appear to be trying to win in 2023, so this season is about finding talent in 2024 and beyond. McBride had just 265 receiving yards last season, but it's not unusual for tight ends to have slow starts to their career. Arizona will begin to find out what it has this year. Targets should be available for the taking. -- Walder
"Nonstarter to know: DT Dante Stills. Depth pick here but Stills, a rookie sixth-round pick, was a four-time all-Big 12 player at West Virginia, including a first-team selection in each of his last two seasons. -- Walder"
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