Who is the best linebacker in Cardinals history? Here are the top 12, ranked by their rating in 17-0 — the free game where you draft an all-time roster and simulate whether it can go a perfect 17-0 season. Daryl Washington (2010s) tops the list at 82.
The ranking
Best Cardinals linebackers ever · rating out of 100
- 1Daryl Washington
Cardinals · 2010s82 - 2Seth Joyner
Cardinals · 1990s80 - 3Karlos Dansby
Cardinals · 2010s79 - 4Eric Hill
Cardinals · 1990s78 - 5Ken Harvey
Cardinals · 1990s78 - 6Jamir Miller
Cardinals · 1990s76 - 7Isaiah Simmons
Cardinals · 2020s76 - 8E.J. Junior
Cardinals · 1980s74 - 9Gerald Hayes
Cardinals · 2000s74 - 10Markus Golden
Cardinals · 2010s74 - 11Jordan Hicks
Cardinals · 2020s74 - 12Chike Okeafor
Cardinals · 2000s73
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