{"id":190149,"date":"2025-07-08T05:34:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T05:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/190149\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T05:34:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T05:34:21","slug":"arizona-cardinals-to-face-6-of-nfls-top-10-rbs-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/190149\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Cardinals to face 6 of NFL&#8217;s top 10 RBs in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/arizona-cardinals\/355\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Arizona Cardinals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Arizona Cardinals<\/a> running back James Conner <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/nfl-rb-rankings-arizona-cardinals-002712431.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:came just short of the list of the top 10 running backs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">came just short of the list of the top 10 running backs<\/a> in the NFL, according to NFL coaches, scouts and executives. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/45589580\/ranking-nfl-top-10-running-backs-2025-execs-coaches-scouts-make-their-picks-best-rushers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ESPN&#039;s Jeremy Fowler;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ESPN&#8217;s Jeremy Fowler<\/a> did the legwork and research.<\/p>\n<p>While the Conner did receive honorable mention, the Cardinals will face many of the top backs in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>They will not face the top three of the list, but will face a total of six of the 10 and also one of the five who received honorable mention.<\/p>\n<p>Top-10 RBs the Cardinals will face in 2025<\/p>\n<p>The Cardinals were 20th in rushing defense last season but 25th in yards per attempt, allowing 4.6 yards per carry. It was a reason why they were dead last plays allowed per drive and second-to-last in time allowed per drive.<\/p>\n<p>But with a beefed up defensive line and edge presence, their run defense should be better. Will that be enough to slow this lineup of opposing backs?<\/p>\n<p>That is one thing to watch this season.<\/p>\n<p>Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire&#8217;s Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/27gxR7Oml5yVPywhOG8KHR?si=cGJ0FN6aRBquiLus5nj7rw&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=05e790ef05a641b8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Spotify;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL9sICHPD_aT9zxnG7dJj6izJWgMhLMh_U&amp;si=rpNldnLNN-_DdW8R\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:YouTube;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-rise-up-see-red-podcast\/id670822447?mt=2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Apple podcasts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Apple podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/cardswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/cardinals\/2025\/07\/07\/arizona-cardinals-to-face-these-6-rbs-in-espns-top-10-list\/84500820007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Arizona Cardinals to face these 6 RBs in ESPN&#039;s top 10 list;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Arizona Cardinals to face these 6 RBs in ESPN&#8217;s top 10 list<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arizona Cardinals running back James Conner came just short of the list of the top 10 running backs&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":190150,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2825,390,254,4127,312,4124,7,345,2657,253,392,757,6388,3608,1753,4129,55,6,252,250,6957],"class_list":{"0":"post-190149","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-alvin-kamara","9":"tag-arizona-cardinals","10":"tag-atlanta-falcons","11":"tag-bijan-robinson","12":"tag-bucky-irving","13":"tag-christian-mccaffrey","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-green-bay-packers","16":"tag-honorable-mention","17":"tag-houston-texans","18":"tag-indianapolis-colts","19":"tag-james-conner","20":"tag-jeremy-fowler","21":"tag-joe-mixon","22":"tag-jonathan-taylor","23":"tag-josh-jacobs","24":"tag-new-orleans-saints","25":"tag-nfl","26":"tag-san-francisco-49ers","27":"tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers","28":"tag-the-cardinals"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114815989795096223","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190149\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/190150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}