Arizona Cardinals Depth Chart
- NFC West
- Stadium
- State Farm Stadium
- Head Coach
- Kliff Kingsbury
- Offensive Coordinator
- Kliff KIngsbury
- Defensive Coordinator
- Vance Joseph
- Special Teams Coach
- Jeff Rodgers
- Defensive Scheme
- 4-3
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Christian Kirk, the former second-round pick out of Texas A&M in 2018, knows that the addition of stud wideout DeAndre Hopkins will mean that opposing defenses will focus less on him. Kirk missed the final three games of 2019 due to injury and finished with 68 catches for 709 yards and three touchdowns. He should see a lot more single coverage, but the fact remains that he'll see fewer consistent targets with both Hopkins and Larry Fitzgerald demanding looks from quarterback Kyler Murray. The 23-year-old could have some big games if teams focus all their attention on Nuk, but Kirk's fantasy stock is down entering the 2020 season.
Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwell said that general manager Steve Keim has had talks with wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins about his contract. Hopkins was unhappy with his contract in Houston, which is one of the reasons he was dealt to Arizona for pennies on the dollar. The All-Pro wideout will be a bargain at his current salaries for the next three seasons, but the two sides might negotiate something and reach a middle ground eventually. Money aside, the Cardinals got one of the best receivers in the game, and he should make quarterback Kyler Murray even more desirable in fantasy in 2020 and beyond. Hopkins makes a case to be the first receiver off the board in fantasy drafts.
The Arizona Cardinals and backup quarterback Brett Hundley agreed to an undisclosed one-year deal on Sunday. Hundley, a former fifth-round pick of the Packers back in 2015, played in parts of three games in 2019 for the Cardinals, going 5-for-11 for 49 yards without a touchdown or interception. He'll return as the backup to Kyler Murray in the desert. He's attempted 337 passes in parts of 18 games in three seasons in the NFL. Hundley is athletic and could be a decent low-end QB2 in two-QB leagues if Murray misses any time with injury in 2020.
Arizona Cardinals running back Kenyan Drake officially signed his transition tender on Saturday. Drake was traded from the Dolphins to the Cardinals last year and excelled in the second half of the season in the desert, rushing 123 times for 643 yards (5.2 yards per carry) and eight rushing touchdowns. He also added 28 receptions for 171 yards out of the backfield. With David Johnson being traded to the Texans last week, Drake has this backfield all to himself with an exciting young quarterback in Kyler Murray at the helm. Arizona's offensive line is a concern, but Drake should be a bell-cow back in an offense that could put up some points with the recent acquisition of wideout DeAndre Hopkins. The 26-year-old has obvious RB1 upside in his first full season with the Cardinals.
The Arizona Cardinals agreed to a one-year, $8.5 million deal with former Atlanta Falcons linebacker De'Vondre Campbell on Thursday. Campbell, a former fourth-round pick of the Falcons in 2016, had a career-high 129 tackles (75 solo), six tackles for loss, two QB hits, two interceptions, five passes defensed, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in 16 games (15 starts) last season. The 26-year-old has just 5.5 sacks in his four seasons, but he has racked up 90-plus combined tackles in each of the last three years and is an up-and-comer for Arizona's interior defense.