The Cardinals put their significant cap space to use this offseason, upgrading one of the NFL’s worst defenses from a season ago by signing Josh Sweat, Calais Campbell, Dalvin Tomlinson and more. Still, Arizona needs a true perimeter lockdown cornerback, with neither Starling Thomas V nor Sean Murphy-Bunting reaching a 61.0 PFF coverage grade in 2024. Although the Cardinals added linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither, he has finished below a 60.0 PFF overall grade in each of the past two years, and 2024 starters Mack Wilson and Kyzir White weren’t much better, with sub-64.0 marks.
Even with Sweat, Campbell and Tomlinson now in tow, Arizona likely needs more blue-chip talent along the front four to pair with returning youngsters Baron Browning, BJ Ojulari and Darius Robinson. Likewise, Jonah Williams and Kelvin Beachum will be free agents next offseason, and the team is without clear succession plans at tackle. The Cardinals could also use another clear WR2 next to Marvin Harrison Jr. after their wideouts ranked only 28th in team PFF receiving grade last season.