The all-time Arizona Cardinals roster is loaded. Under center it's Kurt Warner, Edgerrin James carries the load, and Larry Fitzgerald leads the receivers. Below is the greatest Cardinals team ever assembled, with every player rated exactly as they appear in 17-0 — the free game where you draft an all-time roster and simulate whether it can finish a perfect 17-0 season.
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All-time starting lineup
Best Cardinals at every position · rating out of 100
- QBKurt Warner
Quarterback · 2000s86 - RBEdgerrin James
Running Back · 2000s84 - WRLarry Fitzgerald
Wide Receiver · 2000s92 - TETrey McBride
Tight End · 2020s90 - OLDan Dierdorf
Offensive Line · 1970s86 - DLCalais Campbell
Defensive Line · 2010s89 - LBDaryl Washington
Linebacker · 2010s82 - DBAeneas Williams
Defensive Back · 1990s90
Deep roster
More of the best Cardinals by position
Quarterback
Kyler Murray (82) · Jim Hart (80) · Carson Palmer (80) · Jake Plummer (79)
Running Back
Ottis Anderson (83) · Ollie Matson (80) · David Johnson (78) · Garrison Hearst (78)
Wide Receiver
Anquan Boldin (86) · DeAndre Hopkins (84) · Roy Green (80) · Pat Tilley (80)
Tight End
Jackie Smith (88) · Zach Ertz (78) · J.V. Cain (73) · Jermaine Gresham (73)
Offensive Line
Mike Iupati (82) · Rodney Hudson (81) · Luis Sharpe (80) · Jared Veldheer (80)
Defensive Line
Chandler Jones (84) · J.J. Watt (84) · Simeon Rice (84) · Darnell Dockett (79)
Linebacker
Seth Joyner (80) · Karlos Dansby (79) · Eric Hill (78) · Ken Harvey (78)
Defensive Back
Patrick Peterson (89) · Roger Wehrli (88) · Larry Wilson (87) · Budda Baker (86)
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