The Cardinals will face Stingley and the Texans on the road in Week 15 in 2025.
The NFL continues to reveal players in the yearly offseason “NFL Top 100.” Three Arizona Cardinals players made the list, with linebacker Josh Sweat at No. 95, tight end Trey McBride at No. 65 and safety Budda Baker at No. 34, making the list for the sixth straight year.
Several players the Cardinals will face in 2025 continue to be revealed.
This past week, players Nos. 11-20 were revealed. Houston Texans cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. came in at No. 18. It was his top-100 debut, and he made the top 20.
When asked why he thinks he belongs in the top 100, Stingley simply said, “I just think I’m good.”
His teammate, defensive end Will Anderson, said, “his ball skills are unbelievable.”
Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II said that Stingley “has one of the best techniques in the game.”
Stingley has had five interceptions in each of the last two seasons. He was a first-team All-Pro for the first time in 2024 and made his first Pro Bowl.
He picked off Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray when the Cardinals and Texans played in 2023.
The Cardinals face the Texans on the road in Week 15 in 2025. We will see if Murray can avoid Stingley intercepting him. The battle between him and receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. will be fun to watch.
‘NFL Top 100’ opponents for Cardinals in 2025
Of the players in the top 100 revealed as of this week, the Cardinals face the following:
DE Trey Hendrickson, Cincinnati Bengals (No. 14)LB Fred Warner, San Francisco 49ers (No. 16)CB Derek Stingley Jr., Houston Texans (No. 18)DE Danielle Hunter, Houston Texans (No. 25)OL Tristan Wirfs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 28)S Xavier McKinney, Green Bay Packers (No. 30)TE George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers (No. 31)WR Nico Collins, Houston Texans (No. 32)RB Josh Jacobs, Green Bay Packers (No. 33)WR CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys (No. 35)DE Micah Parsons, Dallas Cowboys (No. 36)QB C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans (No. 39)WR Puka Nacua, LA Rams (No. 41)WR Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 44)OL Trent Williams, San Francisco 49ers (No. 45)DE Will Anderson, Houston Texans (No. 46)QB Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 50)OLB Jared Verse, LA Rams (No. 53)DE Nick Bosa, San Francisco 49ers (No. 57)RB Joe Mixon, Houston Texans (No. 58)QB Matthew Stafford, LA Rams (No. 59)RB Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons (No. 62)DE Josh Hines-Allen, Jacksonville Jaguars (No. 63)QB Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers (No. 68)QB Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks (No. 72)RB Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers (No. 73)DT Vita Vea, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 75)WR Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals (No. 77)QB Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys (No. 79)DE Rashan Gary, Green Bay Packers (No. 80)RB Kyren Williams, LA Rams (No. 85)S Jessie Bates III, Atlanta Falcons (No. 92)LB Lavonte David, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 96)WR Drake London, Atlanta Falcons (No. 97)DL Leonard Williams, Seattle Seahawks (No. 99)
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