Who is the best tight end 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. Trey McBride (2020s) tops the list at 90.
The ranking
Best Cardinals tight ends ever · rating out of 100
- 1Trey McBride
Cardinals · 2020s90 - 2Jackie Smith
Cardinals · 1970s88 - 3Zach Ertz
Cardinals · 2020s78 - 4J.V. Cain
Cardinals · 1970s73 - 5Jermaine Gresham
Cardinals · 2010s73 - 6Doug Marsh
Cardinals · 1980s72 - 7Freddie Jones
Cardinals · 2000s72 - 8Walter Reeves
Cardinals · 1990s70 - 9Rob Housler
Cardinals · 2010s70 - 10Robert Awalt
Cardinals · 1980s70 - 11Darren Fells
Cardinals · 2010s70 - 12Maxx Williams
Cardinals · 2020s69
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