Every team has high hopes for its rookie class. That isn’t changing in 2025, but only a select few will earn All-Rookie honors this year.
NFL.com’s Gennaro Filice projected which rookies will make the All-Rookie Team. For the Arizona Cardinals, cornerback Will Johnson, their second-round pick, is projected to make that unit but not defensive lineman Walter Nolen III, their first-round pick.
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But which of these projected top rookies will the Cardinals face this season?
Let’s have a look.
Top offensive rookie opponents
These are the offensive rookies Filice puts in his projected all-rookie team.
G Wyatt Milum, Jacksonville Jaguars
The Cardinals will see Ward and the Titans a home in Week 5. They will play the Cowboys on the road in Week 9 on Monday night. They face Hunter, Milum and the Jags at home in Week 12.
Top defensive, special teams rookie opponents
These are Flilice’s projected top defensive rookies on the Cardinals’ schedule.
EDGE Donovan Ezeiruaku, Dallas Cowboys
S Xavier Watts, Atlanta Falcons
KR Chimere Dike, Tennessee Titans
As mentioned in the offensive section, the Cardinals play the Cowboys on the road in Week 9 in prime time and the Titans at home in Week 5.
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They face the Falcons in their home finale in Week 16, followed by the Bengals in Cincinnati in Week 17.
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This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: Arizona Cardinals face 8 rookies projected to make All-Rookie squad