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Arizona Cardinals Fantasy Football Outlook & Stats 2026
Arizona threw for 254.5 yards a game, 5th, ran for 93.1, 31st, and allowed fifty-nine sacks. Kyler Murray is in Minnesota and Jacoby Brissett, who finished QB14 filling in for him, has the job again on a short runway. The Cardinals spent the third overall pick on Jeremiyah Love, which is not a pick you make to run a committee.
- Head coach
- Mike LaFleur (first season)
- Arrivals
- Jeremiyah Love, Tyler Allgeier, Kendrick Bourne
- Departures
- Kyler Murray
- Passing
- 254.5 yds/g 5th in the NFL
- Rushing
- 93.1 yds/g 31st in the NFL
- Passing TDs
- 29 7th in the NFL
- Sacks allowed
- 59 28th in the NFL
Core fantasy pieces
One hundred and sixty-nine targets and thirty-three red-zone looks — a number one receiver who lines up inline.
- 126 rec, 1,239 yds
- 169 targets
- 11 TD
A 27.4% target share and a route on 94.1% of dropbacks across all seventeen games is the highest usage at the position by a distance, and two drops on 128 catchable balls is why it keeps coming. Eleven touchdowns after two the year before is the obvious regression flag, and thirty-three red-zone targets say it is not entirely luck. Halve the scoring and he is still the first tight end off the board.
The third pick in the draft, into a backfield with no incumbent.
- 3rd overall pick
- 2,497 college rush yds
- 35 college TD
Teams do not spend the third overall selection to split carries, and the room he walks into is James Conner coming off a foot injury that cost him fourteen games and Tyler Allgeier at 3.59 a carry. Fifty-five catches across his final two college seasons say the passing-down work can be his too. The caution is the offence: Arizona ran for 93.1 yards a game, 31st, behind a line that allowed fifty-nine sacks.
A 0.412 EPA a play on seventy-three targets — the efficiency never left, the volume did.
- 41 rec, 608 yds
- 73 targets
- 4 TD
An 11.8% target share after 22.2% as a rookie, across twelve games, is a collapse in opportunity rather than in play — his success rate and EPA both improved on his rookie marks. Nearly thirteen air yards a target and ten red-zone looks say the role is still the one you want. This is the cleanest positive-regression case on the roster, and the price reflects last season rather than the usage he had before it.
A thousand yards and seven scores, most of it while Harrison was out.
- 78 rec, 1,006 yds
- 126 targets
- 7 TD
A 20.4% target share and a 32.2% air-yards share across all seventeen games, with one drop on seventy-nine catchable balls, is a genuine WR2 season. The context is the caution: his target shares in the two prior years were 10.7% and 13.6%, and the leap coincided with the absences ahead of him. A healthy Harrison takes some of this back, which makes him the third receiver on a top-five passing offence — useful, not startable every week.
Secondary options
QB14 on twenty-three touchdowns, and every underlying number says it was opportunity.
- 3,366 pass yds
- 23 TD, 8 INT
- 14 games
Twenty-three touchdowns against eight interceptions is a fine ratio and 0.004 EPA a play with a 45.8% success rate is replacement-level quarterbacking — the production came from 485 attempts on a pass-first offence, not from playing well. Forty-three sacks behind a 27.5% pressure rate is the other half of the job description. He is a bye-week streamer with a genuinely good receiving corps and a short leash.
Eight rushing scores on 3.59 a carry, arriving behind a top-three pick.
- 514 rush yds
- 8 rush TD
- 10 goal-line carries
Thirty-three red-zone opportunities and ten goal-line carries produced eight touchdowns on a 30.2% snap share in Atlanta, which is a specific skill and a real fantasy one. Three targets a month means there is no PPR floor underneath it. Whether he keeps the goal-line work with Jeremiyah Love in the building is the entire question, and the answer is probably not.
Three games, 2.97 a carry, and the Cardinals drafted his replacement third overall.
- 95 rush yds
- 3 games
- 1 rush TD
A foot injury ended the season after three appearances and took the burst with it — a 3.12% explosive-run rate from a back who ran at 14.41% in 2024. The 2024 season, RB9 on 1,094 yards, is what he is capable of when upright. At his age, behind that draft pick, it is not what he should be drafted for.
Bottom lineTrey McBride is a first-round pick at a position where nobody else is, and thirty-three red-zone targets are why. The two bets worth making after him are Jeremiyah Love, because the third overall pick does not share carries, and Marvin Harrison, because his efficiency was fine and only his target share broke.
Usage & Opportunity Report
Updated through Week 4 · refreshed every Tuesday
Fantasy production follows opportunity, not the other way around — so this report tracks who's on the field and who the ball is going to, before the box score catches up. The essentials: target share (share of team pass attempts), snap share, and red-zone touches. The premium layer, in each player's expandable profile: first-read share (how often the play is designed for him), air-yards share (30%+ is the alpha-receiver threshold), and expected fantasy points (xFP) vs. fantasy points over expected (FPOE) — xFP is stable, repeatable volume; FPOE is efficiency that regresses. Route share (the % of dropbacks a player runs a route on — the stat that matters most for tight ends), targets per route run (TPRR) and yards per route run (YPRR — the best receiver efficiency stat there is) join the profiles when the league's route data is published. Since 2017, receivers at a 20%+ target share average 15.3 fantasy points per game; the 10–20% group averages 9.8. That cliff is why this table exists.
- Pass rate over expected+0.5%11thThrows about as much as situations call for — the target tree, not the play-calling, decides who eats
- Red-zone pass rate58%13thBalanced inside the 20 — Love leads the team with 12 red-zone touches
- Neutral pace33.0s16th fastestSeconds per play in neutral situations
- Plays per game65.36thOffensive plays a game — extra volume lifts every starter's floor
- Team xFP / game96.08thTotal expected fantasy points this offense creates — a rising tide for every starter
The Target Tree
All 116 Cardinals pass attempts through Week 4
- Trey McBride 29.3%
- Michael Wilson 26.7%
- Kendrick Bourne 12.1%
- Jeremiyah Love 10.3%
- Marvin Harrison 7.8%
- Allgeier/Higgins/Brooks 10.3%
- Everyone else 0.9%
- No target (throwaways, spikes, batted) 2.6%
The Backfield Split
Who owns which situations — the RB stat that actually predicts the box score.
- Jeremiyah Love 60.7%
- Tyler Allgeier 37.4%
- Zonovan Knight 1.9%
Share of the backs' carries + targets in each situation. Snap-by-snap splits need the league's participation data, which is published after the season.
- 21.7Love weighted opps/game — RB18 in the NFL
- 16Love high-value touches (in-10 carries + targets)
- 13.3Allgeier weighted opps/game
Why Love's floor holds in PPR: He keeps 50% of the backs' third-down work as well as the early downs, so his catches don't depend on game script — a 57-catch pace. Trailing by 7+, he still gets 75% of the backs' work — no one takes the hurry-up snaps from him.
The Allgeier math if Love misses time: Allgeier backs up the early-down and red-zone roles (the valuable ones). A Love absence projects Allgeier to ~94% of weighted opportunities — about 33.8 a game, a top-12 weekly RB by volume — worth a bench spot in deeper leagues.
Run Direction — carries & yards per carry by gap
- 4.69 attLeft end
- 1.99 attLeft tackle
- 3.243 attMiddle
- 4.06 attRight tackle
- 7.56 attRight end
Designed runs only; "Middle" includes runs behind either guard.
The right side is the run game's engine: 7.5 yards per carry off right end and 4.0 behind right tackle — 16% of all designed runs go that way, and all three of Love's three longest runs came off the right side. Interior volume (43 attempts) does the clock work at 3.2; the right edge does the damage. When the line's right side sits out practice, that's a usage note, not just an injury note.
Where Brissett Attacks
Share of pass attempts & yards per attempt by field zone — through Week 4
- 5%5.5 YPADeep left
- 0%no attemptsDeep middle
- 1%27.0 YPADeep right
Line of scrimmage · deep = 20+ air yards
- 28%5.4 YPAShort left
- 17%5.9 YPAShort middle · McBride
- 48%5.3 YPAShort right · Wilson
The short middle is the efficiency engine (5.9 YPA) — and it's McBride's territory. Brissett keeps 94% of his throws under 20 air yards, with the deep left his most explosive zone (5.5 YPA on 6 attempts). Gold = highest-YPA high-volume zone.
| Profile | Player | Opportunity (WOPR) | Target share | Snap share | RZ touches | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey McBrideTE1TE1 in target share, NFL | 0.62elite for TE | 29.3%−13.5 vs W1 | 86%+11 vs W1 | 84 · 2 · 2 | Set & forget | |
Volume you can set in the lineup. A 29.3% target share and 20.2 expected points a game, with a 33.7% first-read share; a 25.6% air-yards share decides how much of that turns into yards. Production is running −0.5 against expected, so this is volume, not a hot streak. Bars show percentile vs. all NFL TEs. | ||||||
| Michael WilsonWR1WR6 in target share, NFL | 0.69elite | 26.7%+14.4 vs W1 | 91%+8 vs W1 | 5 ▲0 · 0 · 5 | Set & forget | |
The alpha profile, fully formed. A 41.5% air-yards share clears the 30% alpha threshold, a 34.9% first-read share says the offense is designed through him, and a 9.5-yard aDOT sits in the sweet spot — deep enough for ceiling, not so deep it gets volatile. He's −4.2 a game against expected: the volume is there and the box score hasn't caught up — a buy signal, not a warning. Bars show percentile vs. all NFL WRs. | ||||||
| Jeremiyah LoveRB1, 60% of RB touchesRB18 in weighted opps/game, NFL | —touch share 60% | 10.3%steady | 51%+21 vs W1 | 12 ▲4 · 2 · 6 — leads team | Starter | |
A shared backfield. 61% of the weighted opportunities means another back takes a real cut every week, so his floor rises and falls with game script. Production is running −0.1 against expected, so this is volume, not a hot streak. Bars show percentile vs. all NFL RBs. | ||||||
| Tyler AllgeierRB2, 38% of RB touchesRB35 in weighted opps/game, NFL | —touch share 38% | 6.9%+2.4 vs W1 | 50%−23 vs W1 | 64 · 0 · 2 | Volatile | |
A shared backfield. 37% of the weighted opportunities means another back takes a real cut every week, so his floor rises and falls with game script. He's −1.8 a game against expected: the volume is there and the box score hasn't caught up — a buy signal, not a warning. Bars show percentile vs. all NFL RBs. | ||||||
| Kendrick BourneWR2WR65 in target share, NFL | 0.24below startable | 12.1%−15.7 vs W1 | 60%−12 vs W1 | 21 · 0 · 1 | Volatile | |
The ceiling problem in two numbers: a 7.9% air-yards share and a 4 aDOT. His targets travel nowhere, so even a healthy target share converts to modest yardage — and the share itself is the one drifting down. Production is running +0.9 over expected, so this is volume, not a hot streak. Bars show percentile vs. all NFL WRs. | ||||||
| Jacoby BrissettQB1QB8 in xFP/game, NFL | —every dropback | —the passer | 100%steady | 3 ▲0 · 1 · 2 | Set & forget | |
The goal-line QB. 3 green-zone carries in 3 games and a 4.7% designed-run rate — with a 56% pass rate inside the 10, the most valuable real estate in fantasy goes to his legs as often as his arm. His xFP alone (QB8 league-wide) justifies the price before any efficiency. Bars show percentile vs. all NFL QBs. | ||||||
How to read this table
- Set & forget 20%+ target share or locked bell-cow role — start everywhere
- Starter 17–19% target share or a lead back's full workload — weekly lineup play
- Flex 15–16% share or a committee lead — matchup-dependent
- Volatile under 15% — deep leagues only
- Stash the role behind the role
- WOPR: 1.5 × target share + 0.7 × air-yards share
- + button: opens the full advanced profile — first-read share, air-yards share, xFP/FPOE — with percentile bars vs. the league
Buy low
Jeremiyah Love
The role is arriving before the box score does. Trade for him this week — not after the two-touchdown game makes it obvious to your league.
- +21snap share pts since W1
- 14.3xFP per game
Sell high
Kendrick Bourne
Season totals still read like a starter, but the share is drifting the wrong way three straight weeks. Name value currently exceeds trajectory.
- −15.7target share pts since W1
- 5.9%W3 share — season low
Usage trends are one of the core inputs behind our player pricing — Redraft Command re-runs every player's value as these shares move, so a riser like Love gets repriced before your leaguemates notice.
Data: nflverse play-by-play · nflverse snap counts (PFR) · FTN Data charting via nflverse (first-read share) · ffopportunity expected points (xFP). Regular season, through Week 4.
Coaching Profile & Tendencies
Play-calling tendencies carry over from season to season when the play-caller stays the same — and become unreliable the moment he changes. That's the whole reason this module exists: before you trust any Cardinals projection, you need to know whose fingerprints are on the offense and how stable they are. For the Cardinals the answer is: new fingerprints. Mike LaFleur is calling this offense for the first time in 2026, though from the same scheme family as his predecessor — so the 2026 sample, not last year's, is the signal.
Head coach · First season as caller here · Primary play-caller
Mike LaFleur
Kyle Shanahan tree
LaFleur will call Arizona's offensive plays. Nathaniel Hackett will assist with the game plan/offensive foundation and provide an experienced sounding board. This is LaFleur's first NFL play-calling role since serving as Jets OC in 2021–22.
- Browns/Falcons offensive assistant under Kyle Shanahan2014-16
- 49ers passing game coordinator2017-20
- Jets offensive coordinator & play-caller2021-22
- Rams offensive coordinator (McVay called plays)2023-25
- Cardinals head coach & play-caller2026
Tendency reliability
New play-caller, but from the same scheme family as Drew Petzing — some carryover is real, but treat 2025 numbers as context, not baseline.
Play-caller ledgerLaFleur — 3 of 3 games in 2026 · first season
| Tendency | 2025 (prev. staff) | 2026 (LaFleur) | Change | NFL avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pass rate (all downs) | 69.6% | 63% | −6.6 | 60% |
| Pass rate over expectedsituation-adjusted | +4% | +0.5% | −3.5 | 0% |
| Neutral pacesec/play, neutral game state | 34.3s | 33.0s | faster | 33s |
| Early-down pass rate1st & 2nd down | 66.7% | 57.3% | −9.4 | 55% |
| No-huddle rate | 12.1% | 8.7% | −3.4 — 7th in NFL | 6% |
| Play-action rateshare of dropbacks, FTN charting | 24.7% | 15.4% | −9.3 | 24% |
| Motion at snapFTN charting | 43.9% | 63.3% | +19.4 | 58% |
| Shotgun rate | 71.7% | 54.6% | −17.1 | 59% |
| Red-zone pass rate | 70% | 58% | −12 | 56% |
| 4th-down go rateopponent territory, 2 yds or less | 60% | 60% | steady | 75% |
63.3motion
More motion at the snap.
Motion at the snap rose from 43.9% to 63.3% of charted plays. Motion buys free releases and defined reads — it tends to concentrate targets on the players the scheme is built around.
54.6shotgun
More under center.
Shotgun rate fell from 71.7% to 54.6% — more under-center snaps, which usually travels with a heavier run game and play-action rather than quick game.
58red-zone pass %
The red zone runs through the ground game.
Red-zone pass rate fell from 70% to 58%. Touchdown equity is shifting toward the backfield — the scoring stat that moves fantasy weeks.
Offensive coordinator · Delegation watch
Nathaniel Hackett
Hackett called plays with Buffalo (2013–14), Jacksonville (mid-2016 through Nov. 2018), Denver (first nine games of 2022) and the Jets (2023 through Week 5 of 2024)
A coordinator who has run his own offense before — which makes him the delegation scenario: if LaFleur ever hands off play-calling mid-season, the predictive baseline on this page changes with it. Watch the ledger above.
Defensive coordinator
Nick Rallis
Multiple-front, disguise-heavy defense featuring split-safety structures and frequent post-snap rotations; Nick Rallis retains continuity from the Jonathan Gannon era
Through Week 4 the defense allows 0.12 EPA per play (27th in the NFL, bottom-ten). A defense this leaky adds possessions and passing-down snaps for its own offense — game-script fuel for the pass catchers.
Staff continuity
New install
LaFleur's first season calling the Cardinals offense
First-year installs carry the highest tendency risk in football: terminology, staff and quarterback relationships are all new at once. Weight what this staff is doing now over anything carried forward from 2025.
Career dossier
| Stop | Offense | The fingerprint he left |
|---|---|---|
| Jets · OC2021-22 | 17.8 ppgbest finish 28th in NFL | The Jets years: a league-typical WR/TE/RB target split in 2022; the lead back handled 38% of backfield weighted opportunities. |
| Cardinals · HC2026 | 21 ppgthrough Week 4, 18th in NFL | The current stop: TEs took 34% of targets (league 23%) in 2026; the lead back handled 61% of backfield weighted opportunities. |
| Positional fantasy finishes under LaFleur | QB | RB1 | WR1 | TE1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jets 2021OC | QB30 | RB29 | WR50 | TE37 |
| Jets 2022OC | QB34 | RB40 | WR21 · Wilson | TE16 · Conklin |
| Cardinals · 2026pace through Week 4 | QB18 · Brissett | RB16 · Love | WR22 · Wilson | TE1 · McBride |
LaFleur has 2 prior play-calling seasons in this table, so read the history as background and the 2026 pace row as the live read. Positional finishes are season-long PPR ranks from nflverse scoring data.
How he distributes the ball
Target split by position across LaFleur's play-calling seasons since 2016, vs. league average.
Filled bar = LaFleur offenses · thin marker = league average
No position runs more than a few points from league average under LaFleur — the target tree follows the talent here, so depth-chart changes move this split more than scheme does.
How he manages a backfield
Lead back's share of backfield weighted opportunities, by season called.
No clean trend: the lead back's share of backfield weighted opportunities (carries + 2×targets) has moved around season to season. Treat the current split as the read and revisit it weekly.
Play-calling by score state
Pass rate when leading, close, and trailing, 2026 through Week 4.
A 48-point pass-rate swing between leading and trailing. Ahead, the backfield eats; behind, the targets spike — check the spread before you set a flex. Through Week 4 some of these buckets are thin (play counts shown), so treat the splits as early reads.
The fantasy bottom line: a new play-caller means 2025 data is context at best — what you can bank on is what LaFleur is showing now: 4th-down go rate below league average (60% vs 75%), and play-action rate below league average (15.4% vs 24%). The target tree is league-shaped, and the lead back holds 61% of the backfield's weighted opportunities. Every number on this page is computed from nflverse play-by-play and FTN charting — when it changes, the page changes.
Cardinals Team Stats 2026
2026 regular season to date.
Points/G (Points scored per game)
21.0
18th of 32 — Middle tier up 5 places from last season
Pass Yds/G (Net passing yards per game)
210.0
18th of 32 — Middle tier down 11 places from last season
Rush Yds/G (Rushing yards per game)
93.0
26th of 32 — Bottom tier up 5 places from last season
Total Yds/G (Total net yards per game)
303.0
23rd of 32 — Middle tier down 4 places from last season
Offense & Defense
2026 regular season to date · 3 games.
Ranked against all 32 teams. On defense 1st means fewest allowed, not most.
Offense
What they did
- Points/G — Points scored per game21.018th of 32 — Middle tier up 5 places from last season
- Total Yds/G — Total net yards gained per game303.023rd of 32 — Middle tier down 4 places from last season
- Yds/Play — Net yards gained per offensive play4.5430th of 32 — Bottom tier down 8 places from last season
- Pass Yds/G — Net passing yards gained per game210.018th of 32 — Middle tier down 11 places from last season
- Rush Yds/G — Rushing yards gained per game93.026th of 32 — Bottom tier up 5 places from last season
- Yds/Pass Att — Yards gained per pass attempt5.6031st of 32 — Bottom tier down 8 places from last season
- Yds/Carry — Yards gained per rushing attempt3.60T-26th of 32 — Bottom tier down 10 places from last season
- Passer Rtg — Passer rating produced by this offense91.517th of 32 — Middle tier down 4 places from last season
- 3rd Down — Third downs converted40.9%15th of 32 — Middle tier down 6 places from last season
Defense
What they allowed
- Points/G — Points allowed per game27.024th of 32 — Middle tier up 5 places from last season
- Total Yds/G — Total net yards allowed per game362.026th of 32 — Bottom tier up 1 place from last season
- Yds/Play — Net yards allowed per play6.4631st of 32 — Bottom tier down 9 places from last season
- Pass Yds/G — Net passing yards allowed per game234.322nd of 32 — Middle tier up 2 places from last season
- Rush Yds/G — Rushing yards allowed per game127.726th of 32 — Bottom tier down 1 place from last season
- Yds/Pass Att — Yards allowed per pass attempt9.2632nd of 32 — Bottom tier down 10 places from last season
- Yds/Carry — Yards allowed per rushing attempt4.5623rd of 32 — Middle tier up 1 place from last season
- Passer Rtg — Passer rating allowed to opposing quarterbacks121.931st of 32 — Bottom tier down 6 places from last season
- 3rd Down — Third downs allowed to convert44.8%23rd of 32 — Middle tier up 4 places from last season
Situational & Ball Security
Third and fourth down, the pass rush at both ends of it, and what each side does with the football.
4th Down (Fourth downs converted)
100.0%
T-1st of 32 — Top tier up 28 places from last season
1st Downs/G (First downs gained per game)
20.0
T-16th of 32 — Middle tier
Sacks Allowed (Sacks given up by this offense)
5
T-7th of 32 — Top tier up 21 places from last season
Sacks (Sacks recorded by this defense)
4
T-26th of 32 — Bottom tier up 2 places from last season
Takeaways (Turnovers forced by this defense)
4
T-11th of 32 — Middle tier up 8 places from last season
Giveaways (Turnovers committed by this offense)
1
T-1st of 32 — Top tier up 16 places from last season
TO Margin (Turnover differential for the season)
+3
T-4th of 32 — Top tier up 11 places from last season
Penalty Yds/G (Penalty yards conceded per game)
81.7
31st of 32 — Bottom tier down 16 places from last season
Volume & Play Mix
Opportunity, not quality: how many snaps there are to go round and how they are divided. Ranks here are most to least, with no better end.
Plays/G (Offensive plays run per game)
66.7
4th of 32
Pass Att/G (Pass attempts per game)
39.0
5th of 32
Carries/G (Rushing attempts per game)
26.0
T-20th of 32
Pass TD (Passing touchdowns scored)
4
T-18th of 32 — Middle tier
Rush TD (Rushing touchdowns scored)
2
T-13th of 32 — Middle tier
Opp Plays/G (Plays this defense faces per game)
56.0
T-28th of 32
Own play mix
Pass 61.0%Run 39.0%
How this offense splits its snaps.
Play mix faced
Pass 50.0%Run 50.0%
How opponents attack this defense.
Season History
Every season back to 2022, each number ranked against the 32 teams of that year.
| Season | Pts/G — Points scored per game | Yds/G — Total net yards gained per game | Yds/Play — Net yards gained per offensive play | Pts All — Points allowed per game | Yds All — Total net yards allowed per game | TO +/- — Turnover differential for the season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026Current3 games | 21.018th of 32 | 303.023rd of 32 | 4.5430th of 32 | 27.024th of 32 | 362.026th of 32 | +3T-4th of 32 |
| 202517 games | 20.923rd of 32 | 325.819th of 32 | 5.1622nd of 32 | 28.729th of 32 | 357.727th of 32 | -2T-15th of 32 |
| 202417 games | 23.5 — best of the last 5 seasons12th of 32 | 358.2 — best of the last 5 seasons11th of 32 | 5.88 — best of the last 5 seasons7th of 32 | 22.3 — best of the last 5 seasons15th of 32 | 342.5 — best of the last 5 seasons21st of 32 | -318th of 32 |
| 202317 games | 19.424th of 32 | 324.119th of 32 | 5.1618th of 32 | 26.831st of 32 | 355.725th of 32 | -1 — best of the last 5 seasons19th of 32 |
| 202217 games | 20.021st of 32 | 323.522nd of 32 | 4.8129th of 32 | 26.431st of 32 | 348.921st of 32 | -5T-26th of 32 |
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Common questions
Who are the best Arizona Cardinals players to draft in fantasy football in 2026?
Trey McBride and Jeremiyah Love are the top fantasy options for the Cardinals in 2026. Trey McBride projects as The TE1. Jeremiyah Love projects as a rookie RB2 with RB1 upside.
What is Jacoby Brissett's fantasy outlook in 2026?
In 2026, Brissett projects as a streaming QB2. QB14 on twenty-three touchdowns, and every underlying number says it was opportunity.
What is Marvin Harrison's fantasy outlook with the Cardinals?
In 2026, Harrison projects as a buy-low WR2. A 0.412 EPA a play on seventy-three targets — the efficiency never left, the volume did.
Who is the Arizona Cardinals starting running back in 2026?
Jeremiyah Love leads the Cardinals backfield in 2026 and projects as a rookie RB2 with RB1 upside. Tyler Allgeier is the other half of the backfield, a touchdown handcuff.
Is Tyler Allgeier worth drafting in fantasy football in 2026?
Behind Jeremiyah Love, Allgeier projects as a touchdown handcuff. Eight rushing scores on 3.59 a carry, arriving behind a top-three pick.
Who is the Cardinals WR2 behind Marvin Harrison?
Behind Marvin Harrison, Michael Wilson projects as a WR3 who produced like a WR2. A thousand yards and seven scores, most of it while Harrison was out.
Is Trey McBride a good fantasy tight end in 2026?
In 2026, McBride projects as The TE1. One hundred and sixty-nine targets and thirty-three red-zone looks — a number one receiver who lines up inline.
Is the Arizona Cardinals offense good for fantasy football in 2026?
Trey McBride and Jeremiyah Love headline the Cardinals in 2026. Trey McBride is a first-round pick at a position where nobody else is, and thirty-three red-zone targets are why. The two bets worth making after him are Jeremiyah Love, because the third overall pick does not share carries, and Marvin Harrison, because his efficiency was fine and only his target share broke.
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Who leads the Arizona Cardinals in target share?
Trey McBride leads the Arizona Cardinals with a 29.3% target share through Week 4, down 13.5 points since Week 1. Michael Wilson is second at 26.7%.
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How does Mike LaFleur's play-calling affect Cardinals fantasy players?
Mike LaFleur is a first-year play-caller for the Cardinals, so last season's tendencies carry little predictive weight. Through Week 4 2026, the offense shows 4th-down go rate below league average (60% vs 75%) and play-action rate below league average (15.4% vs 24%). The lead back handles 61% of backfield weighted opportunities. All numbers are derived from nflverse play-by-play data.
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2026 regular season to date · 3 games.
How many points per game are the Arizona Cardinals averaging in 2026?
The Cardinals are averaging 21.0 points per game through 3 games of the 2026 season, 18th in the NFL. They scored 20.9 per game in 2025. Only 3 games have been played, so these figures and ranks will still move a lot.
How many yards per game are the Cardinals averaging in 2026?
Arizona is averaging 303.0 total yards per game through 3 games of the 2026 season, 23rd in the NFL — 210.0 passing and 93.0 rushing.
How does the Cardinals offense rank in the NFL in 2026?
Through 3 games of the 2026 season, the Cardinals offense ranks 18th in points per game (21.0) and 30th in yards per play (4.54). Only 3 games have been played, so these figures and ranks will still move a lot.
How good is the Cardinals defense in 2026?
Arizona has allowed 27.0 points and 362.0 total yards per game through 3 games of the 2026 season. That is the 24th-fewest points allowed in the NFL. Opponents are averaging 6.46 yards a play, the 31st-fewest allowed. Only 3 games have been played, so these figures and ranks will still move a lot.
Are the Cardinals better at passing or running the ball in 2026?
Arizona has averaged 210.0 passing yards and 93.0 rushing yards per game through 3 games of the 2026 season. That is 5.60 yards per pass attempt compared with 3.60 per carry.
How often do the Cardinals pass the ball?
61.0% of Arizona's offensive plays have been passes and 39.0% runs through 3 games of the 2026 season. They run 66.7 plays a game, the 4th-most in the league.
What is the Arizona Cardinals turnover margin in 2026?
The Cardinals have a +3 turnover margin through 3 games of the 2026 season. They have committed 1 giveaways and forced 4 takeaways.
How do the 2026 Cardinals compare with the 2025 team?
Arizona is averaging 21.0 points and 303.0 total yards per game through 3 games of the 2026 season. In 2025 the Cardinals averaged 20.9 points and 325.8 total yards. Only 3 games have been played, so these figures and ranks will still move a lot.
Common questions
Who is the Arizona Cardinals starting quarterback?
Jacoby Brissett is the Cardinals' starting quarterback. Gardner Minshew is listed behind Jacoby Brissett on the fantasy depth chart.
Who is the Arizona Cardinals starting running back?
Jeremiyah Love leads the Cardinals running back depth chart, followed by Tyler Allgeier and Zonovan Knight. James Conner and Trey Benson are out.
Who is the Cardinals WR1?
Michael Wilson is listed as the Cardinals' WR1 on the current fantasy depth chart. Marvin Harrison, Kendrick Bourne and Jalen Brooks follow Michael Wilson in the wide receiver rotation.
What is the Arizona Cardinals wide receiver depth chart?
Arizona's fantasy wide receiver depth chart currently lists Michael Wilson as WR1, Marvin Harrison as WR2, Kendrick Bourne as WR3 and Jalen Brooks as WR4.
Who is the Arizona Cardinals starting tight end?
Trey McBride is the Cardinals' starting tight end, with Elijah Higgins listed behind Trey McBride at TE2.
Who is the Arizona Cardinals backup quarterback?
Gardner Minshew is the backup quarterback behind Jacoby Brissett on the current Cardinals fantasy depth chart.
How often is the Cardinals depth chart updated?
The Cardinals fantasy depth chart is updated as roster moves, injuries and role changes affect the team's offensive hierarchy.
Common questions
Who do the Arizona Cardinals play next?
The Cardinals' next game is Week 4 against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for Sunday, October 4 at 1:00 PM ET. The game is on CBS.
What is the Arizona Cardinals schedule for 2026?
The Cardinals play 17 regular-season games in 2026, opening in Week 1 against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium and finishing in Week 18 against the San Francisco 49ers at State Farm Stadium. Every week's date, opponent, venue, network and result is listed in the schedule above.
When is the Arizona Cardinals bye week in 2026?
The Cardinals are on bye in Week 14 of the 2026 season, between their Week 13 game against the Philadelphia Eagles and their Week 15 game against the New York Jets. The bye is listed in the schedule above as its own week, with no fixture against it.
How many home games do the Arizona Cardinals have in 2026?
Arizona has 9 home games in 2026, all of them at State Farm Stadium. Each one is marked HOME in the schedule above.
Who do the Cardinals play in the NFC West?
The Cardinals play 6 division games in 2026, home and away against the Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams. Division games are marked DIV in the schedule above.
When do the Cardinals play the Seahawks?
Arizona lost to the Seattle Seahawks 7-31 in Week 2 at State Farm Stadium. They meet again in Week 9 at Lumen Field on Sunday, November 8 at 4:25 PM ET.
When do the Cardinals play the 49ers?
Arizona lost to the San Francisco 49ers 30-36 in Week 3 at Levi's Stadium. They meet again in Week 18 at State Farm Stadium on Sunday, January 10.
When do the Cardinals play the Rams?
The Cardinals face the Los Angeles Rams in Week 6 at SoFi Stadium on Sunday, October 18 at 4:05 PM ET and Week 10 at State Farm Stadium on Sunday, November 15 at 4:05 PM ET.
What channel are Arizona Cardinals games on in 2026?
2026 Cardinals games are scheduled on FOX and CBS. FOX carries the most with 10 games. The network for each week is shown in the schedule above; 1 game has no broadcast window assigned yet and shows none.
Where can I see Arizona Cardinals scores and results?
Every completed game shows its final score in the schedule above, and upcoming games show the date, venue and network instead. The Cardinals are 1-2 through 3 games in 2026, most recently lost to the San Francisco 49ers 30-36 in Week 3.