The yearly NFL Top 100 Players that NFL Network reveals each summer has thus far included only one Arizona Cardinals player. Safety Budda Baker made the list for the fifth straight year and comes in at No. 89.
Players 41-100 have been revealed, in reverse order.
As the top 40 players has yet to be released, it is possible that at we could see a couple of Cardinals players among the very best.
Running back James Conner and tight end Trey McBride either will find themselves in the top 40 or notable snubs.
So far, the only tight end ranked in the top 100 is the Lions’ Sam LaPorta, who had a fantastic rookie season with 86 receptions for 889 yards and 10 scores.
McBride had 81 for 825 and three scores.
The running backs to make the top 100 so far are Saquon Barkley (No. 86), Kyren Williams (No. 76), Raheem Mostert (No. 60) and Derrick Henry (No. 49).
Conner had 1,040 rushing yards last season but did it in only 13 games, including 514 over the final five weeks of the season.
Quarterback Kyler Murray probably didn’t play enough last season to get votes from players around the league, especially after his 2022 season was on the disappointing side.
But McBride and Conner definitely should warrant consideration.
They will either be very highly ranked or they will be among the best players to not make the list.
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