A breakdown, by team, of all the top-100 players the Cardinals will face in 2025.
This part of the offseason brings lists and rankings of all sorts for the NFL. CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco put together his yearly rankings of the 100 best players in the NFL for 2025.
Only one Arizona Cardinals player — tight end Trey McBride — made the top 100, coming in at No. 42.
How many of this top 100 list will the Cardinals see in 2025?
Let’s have a look.
NFL top 100 players facing Cardinals in 2025
The Cardinals will face 39 of the players in the top 100.
None come from the New Orleans Saints or Carolina Panthers. The rest of the opponents from Weeks 3-18 have at least one.
San Francisco 49ers: Weeks 3, 11LB Fred Warner (No. 19)TE George Kittle (No. 25)OT Trent Williams (No. 34)DE Nick Bosa (No. 35)RB Christian McCaffrey (No. 41)Seattle Seahawks: Weeks 4, 10DL Leonard Williams (No. 64)CB Devon Witherspoon (No. 84)Tennessee Titans: Week 5Indianapolis Colts, Week 6RB Jonathan Taylor (No. 50)G Quenton Nelson (No. 80)Green Bay Packers, Week 7S Xavier McKinney (No. 61)RB Josh Jacobs (No. 66)G Zach Tom (No. 83)QB Jordan Love (No. 92)Dallas Cowboys: Week 9LB Micah Parsons (No. 10)WR CeeDee Lamb (No. 27)QB Dak Prescott (No. 90)OT Tyler Smith (No. 98)Jacksonville Jaguars: Week 12WR Brian Thomas Jr. (No. 44)DE Josh Hines-Allen (No. 76)Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Week 13OR Tristan Wirfs (No. 20)QB Baker Mayfield (No. 57)WR Mike Evans (No. 82)S Antoine Winfield Jr. (No. 89)RB Bucky Irving (No. 94)LA Rams: Weeks 14, 18LB Jared Verse (No. 54)WR Puka Nacua (No. 63)WR Davante Adams (No. 91)Houston Texans: Week 15CB Derek Stingley Jr. (No. 23)DE Danielle Hunter (No. 47)DE Will Anderson Jr. (No. 56)WR Nico Collins (No. 67)Atlanta Falcons: Week 16RB Bijan Robinson (No. 39)G Chris Lindstrom (No. 43)S Jessie Bates III (No. 73)Cincinnati Bengals: Week 17QB Joe Burrow (No. 7)WR Ja’Marr Chase (No. 8)DE Trey Hendrickson (No. 26)WR Tee Higgins (No. 70)
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