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Updated Cardinals offensive depth chart for preseason finale

The cardinals play their final preseason game Sunday. Here is there offensive depth chart.

The Arizona Cardinals made some roster moves early in the week and released their final depth chart of the preseason, as they face the Denver Broncos on the road on Sunday.

Head coach Jonathan Gannon has said to not pay attention to the actual depth chart, as it means very little at this point.

But we still like to see it.

Check out what the depth chart looks like on offense in this final week of the preseason.

Quarterback

  • Kyler Murray
  • Desmond Ridder
  • Clayton Tune

Nothing has changed, although it feels like Tune is probably ahead of Ridder at this point. Tune will start the preseason finale.

Running back

  • James Conner
  • Trey Benson
  • Emari Demercado
  • DeeJay Dallas
  • Michael Carter
  • Tony Jones Jr.
  • Hassan Hall

This remains unchanged but it probably will hold true when it comes to roster cutting time.

Wide receiver

‘X’ receiver

  • Marvin Harrison Jr.
  • Chris Moore
  • Dan Chisena
  • Daylen Baldwin

‘Z’ receiver

  • Michael Wilson
  • Zach Pascal
  • Tejhaun Palmer

Slot receiver

  • Greg Dortch
  • Zay Jones
  • Andre Baccellia
  • Xavier Weaver

Baldwin was added last week. In terms of the roster, Weaver is probably ahead of Baccellia.

Tight end

  • Trey McBride
  • Elijah Higgins
  • Tip Reiman
  • Travis Vokolek
  • Blake Whiteheart
  • Bernhard Seikovits

The Cardinals have since signed Sage Surratt, so he would likely be at the back of the list.

Offensive line

Left tackle

  • Paris Johnson
  • Kelvin Beachum
  • Christian Jones

Left guard

  • Evan Brown
  • Isaiah Adams
  • Austen Pleasants

Center

  • Hjalte Froholdt
  • Jon Gaines
  • Keith Ismael

Right guard

  • Will Hernandez
  • Trystan Colon
  • Marquis Hayes

Right tackle

  • Jonah Williams
  • Elijah Wilkinson
  • Jackson Barton

Dennis Daley is no longer on here following his release.

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Clayton Tune to start preseason finale vs. Broncos

The backup QB job for the Cardinals will come down to the final preseason game with Tune starting.

Perhaps the most notable position battle on the Arizona Cardinals is at backup quarterback between Desmond Ridder and Clayton Tune. Ridder is listed as the No. 2 quarterback on the depth chart behind Kyler Murray, but Tune has looked better in the preseason.

According to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport, Tune will get the start in the Cardinals’ preseason finale against the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Ridder will play but later in the game.

This would perhaps suggest that Tune is either ahead of Ridder in the battle or at least close enough the coaches want to give him the opportunity to show it again.

Rapoport noted that it is possible that the Cardinals keep all three quarterbacks on the 53-man roster.

That would be a change from what they have done previously. They had only two quarterbacks on their roster all last season.

Through two preseason games, Tune has completed 23-of-34 passes for 242 yards and a touchdown, getting sacked five times.

Ridder is 10-for-19 passing for 116 yards and has been sacked twice.

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Cardinals 18, Broncos 17: Highlights from Arizona’s preseason win

Catch all the big plays from both plays in the Cardinals’ preseason-opening, last-second 18-17 win.

The Arizona Cardinals opened up the Jonathan Gannon era with a win at home. After falling behind 10-0 in the first half and 17-10 with 1:30 left in the game, quarterback David Blough led Arizona on a 10-play, 75-yard drive, throwing an 18-yard touchdown pass to receiver Brian Cobbs with two seconds remaining in the game. Then, undrafted rookie running back Emari Demercado, after initially appearing to get stuffed at the one-yard line, drove the pile forward to score on a two-point conversion to give the Cardinals a last-second 18-17 win over the Denver Broncos.

Both teams made plays.

After combining for 13 points through three quarters, they combined for 22 fourth-quarter points for an exciting finish.

Catch all the big plays and highlights below:

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Cardinals’ starting offense in preseason opener vs. Broncos

Check out who was on the starting offense in their preseason opener.

The Arizona Cardinals opened the preseason Friday night against the Denver Broncos and most of their starters played. Left tackle D.J. Humphries, receiver Marquise Brown and running back James Conner all suited up and warmed up but did not play in the opener.

So who started for the Cardinals on offense?

  • Quarterback Colt McCoy
  • Running back Corey Clement
  • Wide receiver Zach Pascal
  • Wide receiver Rondale Moore
  • Wide receiver Michael Wilson
  • Tight end Geoff Swaim
  • Left tackle Kelvin Beachum
  • Left guard Elijah Wilkinson
  • Center Hjalte Froholdt
  • Right guard Will Hernandez
  • Right tackle Paris Johnson

The following players subbed in as part of the first-team offense:

  • Running back Ty’Son Williams
  • Tight end Bernhard Seikovits
  • Offensive lineman Dennis Daley (as a jumbo tight end)

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Which Cardinals players are not expected to play in opener?

A few starters will not likely get any action against the Broncos.

The Arizona Cardinals’ preseason opener kicks off at 7 p.m. Arizona time and many starters are expected to get some work. However, with pregame warmups, it would appear several players will sit out.

Who is not likely to play?

  • Quarterback Jeff Driskel was in street clothes.
  • Running back James Conner suited up but did not participate in pregame snaps with the first team.
  • Left tackle D.J. Humphries was dressed but was warming up with the third-team offensive line. Kelvin Beachum was at left tackle with the first team.
  • Running back Keaontay Ingram was not on the field.
  • Tight end Tret McBride was not on the field.
  • Linebacker BJ Ojulari was not on the field.
  • Linebacker Kyzir White suited up but did not get pregame snaps with the first-team defense.

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Cardinals’ Week 16 defensive snaps and observations vs. Broncos

Check out how they split up the 69 defensive snaps against the Broncos.

In the Arizona Cardinals’ 24-15 loss against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, the defense was on the field for 69 snaps. Only one player was on the field for every snap.

How was the playing time divided up?

Below are the individual snap counts on defense in each position group and what we can take away from the numbers.

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Cardinals’ Week 16 offensive snap counts and observations vs. Broncos

Check out how the Cardinals divided up their 65 offensive snaps.

Against the Denver Broncos, the Arizona Cardinals played 65 offensive snaps.

How was the playing time divided up?

Below we go over each player in each position group and give any observations there are.

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What we learned in the Cardinals’ 24-15 loss to the Broncos

It was another terrible performance for the Cardinals.

The Arizona Cardinals fell to 4-10 Sunday afternoon and were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention with a 24-15 loss to the Denver Broncos.

It wasn’t a good game at all.

The Cardinals were terrible offensively and then terrible defensively in the second half.

They turned the ball over and suffered more injuries.

Check out what we learned in the loss.

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Studs and duds in Cardinals’ 24-15 loss to Broncos

There wasn’t much to be happy about in the Cardinals’ loss to the Broncos on Sunday.

There wasn’t much of a showing for the Arizona Cardinals in their 24-15 loss to the Denver Broncos. They gained only 240 yards of offense and converted on only 2-of-12 third downs.

Colt McCoy suffered a concussion and the team turned the ball over three times.

We have some Cardinals studs and some Cardinals duds in the game.

Check them out below.

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FINAL SCORE: Colt McCoy knocked out of game in 24-15 Cardinals loss

Colt McCoy was knocked out of the game with a concussion, the Cardinals turned the ball over three times and amassed only 240 yards.

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The Arizona Cardinals fell to 4-10 on the season Sunday afternoon after a 24-15 loss to the Denver Broncos. Already playing without starting quarterback Kyler Murray, backup Colt McCoy was knocked out of the game in the third quarter with a concussion.

The Cardinals led 9-3 at halftime and allowed 21 unanswered second-half points, turning the ball over three times.

They mustered only 240 yards of total offense.

The recap of the game is below.

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