New Seahawks QB Sam Darnold, whom the Cardinals face twice this season, is No. 72 in the ‘NFL Top 100’ in 2025.<\/p>\n
Last week, the NFL had its third week of revealing players in the “NFL Top 100.” After two players were revealed on Monday and another on Tuesday the\u00a0Arizona Cardinals<\/a>\u00a0will face in 2025, a fourth was revealed later in the week, one who will see the Cardinals<\/a> twice in 2025. On Friday, a fifth, also someone in the NFC West was revealed at No. 72.<\/p>\n That would be Seattle Seahawks<\/a> quarterback Sam Darnold, who played last season for the Minnesota Vikings<\/a>.<\/p>\n It was his career debut in the top 100.<\/p>\n He became the first starting quarterback ever to win 14 games in his first year with the team.<\/p>\n Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson, Darnold’s teammate in 2024, said that Darnold throws the ball “effortlessly.”<\/p>\n “Just a flick of the wrist and it’s traveling 60 yards,” he said. He also said that his “deep-throw accuracy is phenomenal.”<\/p>\n Former Vikings teammate safety Cam Bynum joked that players like to call Darnold Sammy Vick, pointing out how athletic he is.<\/p>\n Now in Seattle with a different group of skill players, he will face the Cardinals twice. He beat them last season with the Vikings, throwing two touchdown passes, including the game-winner with 1:13 left in the game for a 23-22 win.<\/p>\n The Cardinals will face Darnold and the Seahawks in Weeks 4 and 10 in 2025.<\/p>\n ‘NFL Top 100’ opponents for Cardinals in 2025<\/p>\n Of the 30 players in the top 100 revealed as of the end of last week, the Cardinals face the following:<\/p>\n QB Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks (No. 72)RB Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers (No. 73)DT Vita Vea,\u00a0Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>\u00a0(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\u00a0Rams<\/a>\u00a0(No. 85)S Jessie Bates III,\u00a0Atlanta Falcons<\/a>\u00a0(No. 92)LB Lavonte David, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 96)WR Drake London,\u00a0Atlanta Falcons<\/a>\u00a0(No. 97)DL Leonard Williams, Seattle Seahawks (No. 99)<\/p>\n Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire’s Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. 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