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The top 100 players the Arizona Cardinals face in 2026
The top 100 players the Arizona Cardinals face in 2026
Jess Root, Cardinals WireThu, Jul 2, 2026·3 min readWhile the annual "NFL Top 100" is being revealed slowly over the space of two months, CBS Sports' Pete Prisco put together his list of the NFL's top 100 players all in one shot.
The Arizona Cardinals' only player in the top 100 is tight end Trey McBride, who came in at No. 18.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhat about the teams the Cardinals play in 2026? Below is a week-by-week look at the Cardinals' schedule and what top 100 players they will see.
The Cardinals face the Chargers on the road in Week 1. Their top-100 players are these guys:
S Derwin James, No. 50
QB Justin Herbert, No. 63
OT Rayshawn Slater, No. 97
The Sehaawks have six players in this top 100 list.
WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, No. 13
CB Devon Witherspoon, No. 24
DE Leonard Williams, No. 59
QB San Darnold, No. 72
DL Byron Murphy II, No. 81
S Nick Emmanwori, No. 93
The Niners have six in the top 100, three of whom are in the top 25.
LB Fred Warner, No. 16
RB Christian McCaffrey, No. 19
OT Trent Williams, No. 25
TE George Kittle, No. 49
QB Brock Purdy, No. 75
DE Nick Bosa, No. 94
The Giants, as bad as they were last season, had four players in the top 100.
LB Brian Burns, No. 56
OT Andrew Thomas, No. 83
DL Dexter Lawrence, No. 91
WR Malik Nabers, No. 99
The Lions have six players on the list.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOL Penei Sewell, No. 6
DE Aidan Hutchinson, No. 14
RB Jahmyr Gibbs, No. 21
WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, No. 46
QB Jared Goff, No. 57
LB Jack Campbell, No. 86
The Rams have five in the top 100, including three in the top 10.
DE Myles Garrett, No. 1
QB Matthew Stafford, No. 2
WR Puka Nacua, No. 9
CB Trent McDuffie, No. 52
EDGE Byron Young, No. 82
The Broncos also have six total players on the list.
CB Pat Surtain II, No. 11
OT Garett Bolles, No. 26
C Quinn Meinerz, No. 42
EDGE Nik Bonitto, No. 58
DL Zach Allen, No. 77
QB Bo Nix, No. 87
The Cowboys have four players in the top 100.
QB Dak Prescott, No. 43
DL Quinnen Williams, No. 54
WR CeeDee Lamb, No. 60
WR George Pickens, No. 66
The Chiefs have three. Of course, one is Patrick Mahomes.
QB Patrick Mahomes, No. 7
C Creed Humphrey, No. 23
DL Chris Jones, No. 62
The Commanders only have two.
QB Jayden Daniels, No. 69
OT Laremy Tunsil, No. 76
The Eagles have a whopping eight players on this list.
OT Jordan Mailata, No. 30
CB Quinyon Mitchell, No. 36
OT Lane Johnson, No. 41
RB Saquon Barkley, No. 47
DT Jalen Carter, No. 73
CB Cooper DeJean, No. 74
QB Jalen Hurts, No. 84
LB Zack Baun, No. 85
The Jets have zero!
The Saints are like the Cardinals. They only have one player in the top 100.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWR Chris Olave, No. 71
The Raiders, last year's worst team, has three.
TE Brock Bowers, No. 27
EDGE Maxx Crosby, No. 35
C Tyler Linderbaum, No. 92
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