NFC
WEST
PROJECTED DEPTH CHART
2016 ROSTER NO NAME
OFFENSE
WR 11 FITZGERALD WR 15 FLOYD OLT 68 VELDHEER OLG 76 IUPATI C 53 SHIPLEY ORG 69 MATHIS ORT 74 HUMPHRIES TE 85 FELLS TE 84 GRESHAM QB 3 PALMER RB 31 D. JOHNSON
12 Jo. Brown 14 Nelson 75 Fullington 60 McClain 70 Boehm* 78 Watford 73 Wetzel 87 Niklas 83 G. Christian 5 Stanton 27 C. Johnson
DLE 93 CAMPBELL NT 95 GUNTER DRT 55 JONES SLB 44 GOLDEN RILB 20 BUCANNON LILB 51 MINTER WLB 96 K. MARTIN LCB 21 PETERSON RCB 27 BRANCH SS 22 JEFFERSON FS 32 MATHIEU
71 Bryant 98 Peters 90 Nkemdiche* 57 Okafor 54 Demens 42 Nealy 50 G. Martin 26 B. Williams* 28 Bethel 36 Swearinger 29 Clemons
10 Golden 13 Ja. Brown 67 Crisp 65 Boggs 61 Toner* 61 Toner* 80 Momah 9 Barkley 38 Ellington
DEFENSE
72 Olsen 69 X. Williams 92 Rucker 58 Okpalaugo 59 Fua 94 Wagenmann 46 Jackson 34 Miller* 25 M. Christian* 37 Eskridge
SPECIALISTS
P 2 BUTLER PK 7 CATANZARO H 2 BUTLER PR 21 PETERSON KR 33 K. WILLIAMS LS 86 CANADAY*
14 Nelson 14 Nelson 48 Dillon* * Rookie
10 Golden
COACHING STAFF Bruce Arians, head coach; James Bettcher, defensive coordinator; Anthony Blevins, assistant/ special teams; Brenston Buckner, defensive line; Mike Chiurco, defensive assistant/assistant defensive backs; Rick Christophel, tight ends; Darryl Drake, wide receivers; Larry Foote, inside linebackers; Kevin Garver, offensive assistant; Harold Goodwin, offensive coordinator; Steve Heiden, assistant special teams/assistant tight ends; Amos Jones, special teams coordinator; Levon Kirkland, outside linebackers; Freddie Kitchens, quarterbacks; Stump Mitchell, running backs; Buddy Morris, strength and conditioning; Tom Moore, assistant head coach/offense; Tom Pratt, pass rush specialist; Nick Rapone, defensive backs; Kevin Ross, cornerbacks; Bob Sanders, linebackers; Larry Zierlein, assistant offensive line.
2016 DRAFT SELECTIONS RD PLAYER
1 3 4 5 5 6
Robert Nkemdiche Brandon Williams Evan Boehm Marqui Christian Cole Toner Harlan Miller
POS
DT CB C SS OT CB
COLLEGE
Ole Miss Texas A&M Missouri Midwestern State Harvard Southeastern Louisiana
PICK
29 92 128 167 170 205
BEST-CASE SCENARIO
Dare we say a Lombardi Trophy? The additions of Jones on defense and Mathis on offense give the Cardinals the upper hand on the arch-rival Seahawks for NFC West supremacy before excelling in the second season with first-rate efforts on offense, defense and special teams. Palmer and Fitzgerald once again shine in the twilight of their careers, both David and Chris Johnson make a big impact in the backfield, and Arians and Keim set the standard for head coach-GM combos.
WORST-CASE SCENARIO
As was the case last season, the Cardinals crash and burn big-time in the playoffs, making whatever good things they did during the regular season seem instantly forgettable. As was the case two seasons ago, Palmer suffers a serious injury, and the Cardinals’ offense fails to overcome his loss. An equally debilitating situation develops on defense with the injury-prone Mathieu once again going down for the count.
POS
9 Barkley, Matt QB 82 Beathard, Jeff WR 28 Bethel, Justin CB 70 Boehm, Evan C 65 Boggs, Taylor C 30 Bouka, Elie CB 27 Branch, Tyvon S 35 Brooks, Cariel CB 13 Brown, Jaron WR 12 Brown, John WR 71 Bryant, Red DT 20 Bucannon, Deone S 2 Butler, Drew P 43 Byndom, Carrington CB 93 Campbell, Calais DT 86 Canaday, Kameron LS 81 Carlisle, Amir WR 7 Catanzaro, Chandler K 83 Christian, Gerald TE 25 Christian, Marqui S 29 Clemons, Chris S 6 Coker, Jake QB 66 Coughman, Edawn T 67 Crisp, Rob T 62 DeBord, Clay T 48 Dillon, Daniel LS 38 Ellington, Andre RB 37 Eskridge, Durell S 33 Farley, Matthias S 85 Fells, Darren TE 11 Fitzgerald, Larry WR 15 Floyd, Michael WR 59 Fua, Alani ILB 10 Golden, Brittan WR 44 Golden, Markus OLB 84 Gresham, Jermaine TE 95 Gunter, Rodney DT 41 Hartfield, Trevon CB 19 Hubert, Chris WR 74 Humphries, D.J. T 76 Iupati, Mike G 46 Jackson, Asa CB 22 Jefferson, Tony S 23 Johnson, Chris RB 31 Johnson, David RB 55 Jones, Chandler OLB 18 King, Chris WR 52 Louis, Lamar ILB 50 Martin, Gabe ILB 96 Martin, Kareem OLB 32 Mathieu, Tyrann S 69 Mathis, Evan G 97 Mauro, Josh DT 60 McClain, Antoine G 34 Miller, Harlan CB 51 Minter, Kevin ILB 80 Momah, Ifeanyi TE 42 Nealy, Quayshawn ILB 14 Nelson, J.J. WR 87 Niklas, Troy TE 90 Nkemdiche, Robert DT 57 Okafor, Alex OLB 58 Okpalaugo, Tristan OLB 3 Palmer, Carson QB 35 Penny, Elijhaa RB 45 Person, Brandon S 98 Peters, Corey DT 21 Peterson, Patrick CB 72 Pierre, Olsen DT 39 Prater, Shaun CB 63 Price, Givens T 47 Riddick, Shaq OLB 92 Rucker, Frostee DT 53 Shipley, A.Q. C 16 Shipley, Jaxon WR 5 Stanton, Drew QB 91 Stinson, Ed DT 1 Swanson, Garrett P 36 Swearinger, D.J. S 30 Taylor, Stepfan RB 61 Toner, Cole G 89 Valles, Hakeem TE 68 Veldheer, Jared T 49 Wagenmann, Zack OLB 78 Watford, Earl G 73 Wetzel, John T 26 Williams, Brandon CB 33 Williams, Kerwynn RB 94 Williams, Xavier NT 38 Zamort, Ronald CB Reserve/Suspended by Commissioner 58 Washington, Daryl ILB
HT
WT
6-2 5-10 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-0 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-8 6-4 5-10 6-3 6-3 5-11 6-1 6-5 6-4 6-7 6-6 6-3 5-9 6-3 5-11 6-7 6-3 6-3 6-5 5-11 6-2 6-5 6-5 6-0 5-9 6-5 6-5 5-10 5-11 5-11 6-1 6-5 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-6 5-9 6-5 6-6 6-5 6-0 6-1 6-7 6-0 5-10 6-6 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-1 6-4 5-10 6-4 6-6 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-0 5-10 5-9 6-5 6-5 6-8 6-3 6-4 6-7 6-0 5-8 6-2 5-10
227 190 190 310 302 205 210 200 205 179 323 220 217 180 300 245 195 200 244 196 214 232 313 300 305 235 199 207 210 281 218 225 234 186 260 260 305 195 180 315 331 183 212 203 224 265 200 232 235 272 186 301 282 336 182 245 248 237 156 270 296 260 258 235 234 200 305 203 293 190 310 260 280 307 190 243 287 230 208 214 300 260 321 247 295 328 200 198 309 174
AGE COLLEGE 25 23 25 22 29 23 29 25 26 26 32 23 27 23 29 23 23 25 24 21 30 23 27 25 23 23 27 24 23 30 32 26 24 27 25 27 24 24 23 22 28 26 24 30 24 26 22 22 23 24 23 34 25 26 21 25 26 24 24 23 21 25 26 36 22 24 27 25 24 26 21 23 32 29 23 32 26 21 24 24 22 23 28 23 26 24 23 24 24 24
USC Appalachian State Presbyterian Missouri Humboldt State Calgary Connecticut Adams State Clemson Pittsburg State Texas A&M Washington State Georgia Texas Miami (Fla.) Portland State Notre Dame Clemson Louisville Midwestern St. Clemson Alabama Shaw North Carolina State Eastern Washington Campbell Clemson Syracuse Notre Dame California-Irvine Pittsburgh Notre Dame BYU West Texas A&M Missouri Oklahoma Delaware State SW Oklahoma State Fayetteville St Florida Idaho Cal Poly-S.L.O. Oklahoma East Carolina Northern Iowa Syracuse Duquesne LSU Bowling Green North Carolina LSU Alabama Stanford Clemson Southeastern Louisiana LSU Boston College Georgia Tech UAB Notre Dame Mississippi Texas Fresno State USC Idaho Tiffin University Kentucky LSU Miami (Fla.) Iowa Nebraska West Virginia USC Penn State Texas Michigan State Alabama Fresno State South Carolina Stanford Harvard Monmouth Hillsdale Montana James Madison Boston College Texas A&M Utah State Northern Iowa Western Michigan
6-2
230
29
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