Division
NFC West
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
7.0p10 5.0 — p90 10.0
| Round | Prob | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Win division | 1.0% | |
| Make playoffs | 15.2% | |
| Divisional rd. | 5.9% | |
| Conf. champ. | 1.7% | |
| Super Bowl | 0.6% | |
| Win SB | 0.2% |
2026 Schedule · SOS
proj 7.2–9.8·rank 2 / 32
SOS Net
+0.85
Opp Off
+0.52
Opp Def
-0.34
| Wk | Opp | Opp | Proj | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @LAC | +0.2 | -4.2 | 38% |
| 2 | vsSEA | +7.4 | -7.3 | 29% |
| 3 | @SF | +0.7 | -4.7 | 37% |
| 4 | @NYG | -1.8 | -2.2 | 44% |
| 5 | vsDET | +2.0 | -2.0 | 44% |
| 6 | @LAR | +6.3 | -10.2 | 22% |
| 7 | vsDEN | +1.4 | -1.4 | 46% |
| 8 | @DAL | -2.3 | -1.7 | 45% |
| 9 | @SEA | +7.4 | -11.3 | 20% |
| 10 | vsLAR | +6.3 | -6.2 | 32% |
| 11 | @KC | +1.4 | -5.3 | 35% |
| 12 | vsWAS | -0.8 | +0.8 | 52% |
| 13 | vsPHI | +1.4 | -1.4 | 46% |
| 15 | vsNYJ | -6.9 | +6.9 | 69% |
| 16 | @NO | -3.3 | -0.7 | 48% |
| 17 | vsLV | -5.3 | +5.3 | 65% |
| 18 | vsSF | +0.7 | -0.7 | 48% |
Quarterbacks · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Jacoby Brissett | 6'4" | 235 | 33 | North Carolina State |
| QB | 2nd | Gardner Minshew | 6'1" | 225 | 30 | Washington State |
| QB | 4th | Kedon Slovis | 6'2" | 223 | 25 | BYU |
Running Backs · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 2nd | Tyler Allgeier | 5'10" | 225 | 26 | BYU |
| RB | 3rd | James Conner | 6'1" | 233 | 31 | Pittsburgh |
| RB | 4th | Trey Benson | 6'0" | 220 | 23 | Florida State |
| RB | 5th | Bam Knight | 5'11" | 210 | 25 | North Carolina State |
| RB | 6th | Corey Kiner | 5'9" | 209 | 24 | Cincinnati |
Wide Receivers · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Marvin Harrison Jr. | 6'3" | 220 | 23 | Ohio State |
| WR | 2nd | Michael Wilson | 6'2" | 213 | 26 | Stanford |
| WR | 3rd | Kendrick Bourne | 6'1" | 205 | 30 | Eastern Washington |
| WR | 4th | Xavier Weaver | 6'1" | 185 | 25 | Colorado |
| WR | 5th | Devin Duvernay | 5'11" | 202 | 28 | Texas |
| WR | 7th | Simi Fehoko | 6'4" | 225 | 28 | Stanford |
| WR | 8th | Jalen Brooks | 6'2" | 205 | 26 | South Carolina |
| WR | 9th | Tejhaun Palmer | 6'1" | 210 | 26 | UAB |
| WR | 12th | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | 6'1" | 185 | 26 | Iowa |
| WR | — | Bryson Green | 6'1" | 207 | 23 | Wisconsin; Oklahoma State |
Tight Ends · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Trey McBride | 6'4" | 246 | 26 | Colorado State |
| TE | 2nd | Tip Reiman | 6'5" | 271 | 24 | Illinois |
| TE | 3rd | Elijah Higgins | 6'3" | 245 | 25 | Stanford |
| TE | 4th | Teagan Quitoriano | 6'6" | 259 | 26 | Oregon State |
| TE | — | Rivaldo Fairweather | 6'3" | 249 | 23 | Auburn; Florida International |
Offensive Line · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Christian Jones | 6'5" | 320 | 26 | Texas |
| OL | — | Demontrey Jacobs | 6'6" | 315 | 27 | South Florida Community College; Grambling State |
| OL | — | Elijah Wilkinson | 6'4" | 329 | 31 | UMass Amherst |
| OL | — | Hayden Conner | 6'6" | 314 | 24 | Texas |
| OL | — | Hjalte Froholdt | 6'5" | 310 | 29 | Arkansas |
| OL | — | Isaac Seumalo | 6'4" | 303 | 32 | Oregon State |
| OL | — | Isaiah Adams | 6'4" | 316 | 25 | Illinois; Garden City CC |
| OL | — | Jon Gaines II | 6'4" | 315 | 27 | UCLA |
| OL | — | Josh Fryar | 6'5" | 320 | 24 | Ohio State |
| OL | — | Matt Pryor | 6'7" | 332 | 31 | TCU |
| OL | — | Olisaemeka Udoh | 6'6" | 325 | 29 | Elon |
| OL | — | Paris Johnson Jr. | 6'6" | 325 | 24 | Ohio State |
| OL | — | Valentin Senn | 6'7" | 310 | 26 | Connecticut; Colorado |
Interior D-Line · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDT | 1st | Roy Lopez | 6'2" | 312 | 28 | Arizona |
| RDE | 1st | Darius Robinson | 6'5" | 285 | 24 | Missouri |
| RDT | 1st | Walter Nolen | 6'4" | 300 | 22 | Ole Miss |
| LDT | 2nd | P.J. Mustipher | 6'4" | 320 | 27 | Penn State |
| RDE | 2nd | Dante Stills | 6'4" | 300 | 26 | West Virginia |
| RDT | 2nd | Andrew Billings | 6'1" | 340 | 30 | Baylor |
| LDE | 3rd | Jonah Williams | 6'5" | 275 | 30 | Weber State |
| RDT | 3rd | L.J. Collier | 6'2" | 300 | 30 | TCU |
| LDT | 4th | Zachary Carter | 6'4" | 301 | 27 | Florida |
Edge Rushers · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDE | 1st | Josh Sweat | 6'5" | 265 | 29 | Florida State |
| SLB | 1st | Zaven Collins | 6'4" | 270 | 27 | Tulsa |
| LDE | 2nd | Jordan Burch | 6'4" | 280 | 24 | Oregon |
| SLB | 2nd | Baron Browning | 6'3" | 255 | 27 | Ohio State |
| SLB | 3rd | BJ Ojulari | 6'2" | 248 | 24 | LSU |
Linebackers · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 1st | Mack Wilson | 6'1" | 240 | 28 | Alabama |
| WLB | 1st | Cody Simon | 6'2" | 230 | 24 | Ohio State |
| MLB | 2nd | Jack Gibbens | 6'3" | 242 | 27 | Minnesota |
| WLB | 2nd | Owen Pappoe | 6'0" | 230 | 25 | Auburn |
| MLB | 3rd | Austin Keys | 6'2" | 244 | 24 | Auburn; Mississippi |
| RDE | 3rd | Eku Leota | 6'4" | 257 | 27 | Auburn |
| LB | — | Elliott Brown | 6'5" | 245 | 28 | Virginia |
Defensive Backs · 15
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FS | 1st | Andrew Wingard | 6'0" | 200 | 29 | Wyoming |
| LCB | 1st | Will Johnson | 6'2" | 200 | 23 | Michigan |
| NB | 1st | Garrett Williams | 5'10" | 192 | 25 | Syracuse |
| RCB | 1st | Denzel Burke | 5'11" | 190 | 23 | Ohio State |
| SS | 1st | Budda Baker | 5'10" | 195 | 30 | Washington |
| FS | 2nd | Dadrion Taylor-Demerson | 5'10" | 197 | 25 | Texas Tech |
| LCB | 2nd | Sean Murphy-Bunting | 6'0" | 195 | 28 | Central Michigan |
| NB | 2nd | Kei'Trel Clark | 5'10" | 181 | 25 | Louisville |
| RCB | 2nd | Starling Thomas | 5'10" | 194 | 26 | UAB |
| SS | 2nd | Kitan Crawford | 5'11" | 202 | 24 | Nevada |
| FS | 3rd | Joey Blount | 6'1" | 195 | 27 | Virginia |
| LCB | 3rd | Elijah Jones | 6'1" | 185 | 26 | Boston College |
| NB | 3rd | Jaden Davis | 5'10" | 182 | 24 | Miami (FL) |
| RCB | 3rd | Max Melton | 5'11" | 187 | 24 | Rutgers |
| NB | 4th | Kalen King | 5'11" | 190 | 23 | Penn State |
Special Teams · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 1st | Blake Gillikin | 6'2" | 196 | 28 | Penn State |
| KR | 1st | Devin Duvernay | 5'11" | 202 | 28 | Texas |
| P | 1st | Blake Gillikin | 6'2" | 196 | 28 | Penn State |
| PK | 1st | Chad Ryland | 6'0" | 195 | 26 | Maryland |
| PR | 1st | Devin Duvernay | 5'11" | 202 | 28 | Texas |
| KR | 2nd | Bam Knight | 5'11" | 210 | 25 | North Carolina State |
| PK | 2nd | Joshua Karty | 6'2" | 207 | 24 | Stanford |
| PR | 2nd | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | 6'1" | 185 | 26 | Iowa |
| KR | 3rd | Jalen Brooks | 6'2" | 205 | 26 | South Carolina |
| KR | 4th | Xavier Weaver | 6'1" | 185 | 25 | Colorado |
| KR | 5th | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | 6'1" | 185 | 26 | Iowa |
| LS | — | Casey Kreiter | 6'1" | 250 | 35 | Iowa |
Team Profile
2025 · pct vs league
| Pass Off | 0 | #15 | 55% |
| Rush Off | -0.06 | #28 | 13% |
| Pass Def | 0.15 | #27 | 16% |
| Rush Def | 0.01 | #20 | 39% |
| Scoring Off | 355 | #23 | 29% |
| Scoring Def | 488 | #29 | 10% |
EPA Trend
EPA/play by season · adj
NetOffDefDef: lower = better
Performance · 2025
3-14 · -133 pt diff
| Metric | Off | Def | Rk |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA / play (adj) | -0.007 | +0.055 | 29 |
| EPA / play (raw) | -0.021 | +0.091 | 25/28 |
| Pass EPA | +0.002 | +0.150 | 15/27 |
| Rush EPA | -0.059 | +0.008 | 28/20 |
| Points | 355 | 488 | — |
Lower def EPA = better. Ranks: 1 best, 32 worst.
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
20.9
23rd in NFL
PPG Against
28.7
29th in NFL
Differential
-7.8
29th in NFL
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LSeason Results
3-14 · 6-11 ATS
WinLossCoveredmargin per game
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 1-7 | 21.6 | 29.1 |
| Away | 2-7 | 20.2 | 28.3 |
| Competition | |||
| One-score (≤8) | 2-8 | 21.3 | 22.7 |
| vs Winning teams | 0-9 | 20.3 | 33.3 |
| Environment | |||
| Indoors | 3-10 | 22.1 | 28.5 |
| Outdoors | 0-4 | 17 | 29.2 |
| Grass | 1-9 | 20.5 | 26.9 |
| Turf | 2-5 | 21.4 | 31.3 |
Recent Form · last 5
0-5 SU · 0-5 ATS · O3/U2
Betting Profile
2025
| Straight up | 3-14 |
| ATS | 6-1135% |
| Over / Under | 10-7 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 5-9 |
| As underdog | 1-2 |
| Home | 1-7 |
| Away | 5-4 |
vs closing line · splits show cover-no cover
Cap & Roster Construction
APY $189M· gtd $263M
OFF $71.0M (37%)DEF $114M (60%)ST $4.8M
| Group | Players | APY | % Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 3 | $12.9M | 7% |
| RB | 5 | $12.8M | 7% |
| WR | 9 | $22.6M | 12% |
| TE | 4 | $22.7M | 12% |
| DL | 9 | $22.6M | 12% |
| EDGE | 5 | $37.4M | 20% |
| LB | 6 | $12.5M | 7% |
| DB | 15 | $41.1M | 22% |
| ST | 3 | $4.8M | 3% |
Top Contracts
| Player | Yrs | Total | Gtd | APY | Cap% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh SweatDE | 4 | $76.4M | $38.0M | $19.1M | 6.8% |
| Trey McBrideTE | 4 | $76.0M | $32.5M | $19.0M | 6.8% |
| Budda BakerS | 3 | $54.0M | $17.4M | $18.0M | 7.0% |
| Marvin Harrison Jr.WR | 4 | $35.4M | $35.4M | $8.8M | 3.5% |
| Baron BrowningDE | 2 | $15.0M | $10.0M | $7.5M | 2.7% |
| Zaven CollinsDE | 2 | $14.0M | $11.2M | $7.0M | 2.7% |
Pending Free Agents
| Player | Free | APY |
|---|---|---|
| Zaven CollinsDE | 2026 | $7.0M |
| Budda BakerS | 2027 | $18.0M |
| Baron BrowningDE | 2027 | $7.5M |
| Jacoby BrissettQB | 2027 | $6.3M |
| Gardner MinshewQB | 2027 | $5.8M |
| Mack WilsonLB | 2027 | $4.3M |
| Sean Murphy-BuntingCB | 2027 | $3.0M |
| Andrew WingardS | 2027 | $3.0M |
Roster Profile
avg age 26.2
R1 6Day2 19Day3 26UDFA 16
Homegrown 24 (36%)Acquired 43
Avg experience4.0 yrs
Rookies / Vets (8+ yr)0 / 6
| Group | Players | Avg Age |
|---|---|---|
| QB | 3 | 29.3 |
| RB | 5 | 25.8 |
| WR | 9 | 26.4 |
| TE | 4 | 25.2 |
| DL | 9 | 27.1 |
| EDGE | 5 | 26.2 |
| LB | 6 | 25.8 |
| DB | 15 | 25.5 |
| ST | 11 | 26.4 |
Injury Report · 17
last report week 18
| Pos | Player | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RB | James Conner | IR· Foot |
| PN | Blake Gillikin | IR· Back |
| WR | Simi Fehoko | IR· Concussion |
| OL | Paris Johnson Jr. | IR· Knee |
| CB | Kei'Trel Clark | IR· Back |
| CB | Garrett Williams | IR· Ankle |
| TE | Tip Reiman | IR· Foot |
| WR | Marvin Harrison Jr. | IR· Foot |
| RB | Trey Benson | IR· Knee |
| S | Kitan Crawford | IR· Ankle |
| DT | Walter Nolen | IR· Knee |
| S | Joey Blount | IR· Ribs |
| RB | Bam Knight | IR· Knee |
| LB | Mack Wilson | IR· Ribs |
| QB | Gardner Minshew | IR· Collarbone |
| CB | Starling Thomas | IR· Ankle |
| OL | Valentin Senn | IR |
ARI News
6 items
- Los Angeles Rams making blockbuster trade while Arizona Cardinals deal with Jacoby Brissett holdoutThe Arizona Cardinals division just got even harder.
- Do the Cardinals actually need Jacoby Brissett? Options?So far, all team activities have been voluntary
- Could Colts trade for Cardinals pass rushing edge Josh Sweat?Arizona Cardinals pass rushing edge Josh Sweat, has been the subject matter of recent trade inquiries by interested NFL suitors, and it begs the questions of whether the Indianapolis Colts could be among those actively pursuing league suitors: The 29-year-old former Super Bowl LIX Champion and NFL Pro Bowler is coming off a 2025 campaign […]
- NFL.com predicts Jacoby Brissett gets raise and starts the season for Arizona CardinalsWhat are the Arizona Cardinals paying for in Jacoby Brissett?
- Chase Bisontis' road to Cardinals paved by college versatilityLining up at guard was what got Bisontis to the NFL, but that's not how his journey to the Cardinals started.ARI4d
- Source: Cardinals QB Jacoby Brissett not at OTAs amid holdoutCardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett did not report to Arizona's OTAs on Tuesday as his holdout for a new deal continues, a source told ESPN.