Cardinals 2020 Starters (Pre-Draft Plan)

Trades:

• Cardinals trade RB David Johnson to the Redskins for T Trent Williams. Similar salaries—-both need a change of scenery.
• Cardinals trade CB Patrick Peterson to the Eagles for OLB/DE Josh Sweat and their 2020 3rd round pick. Eagles have long desired adding Peterson to fill a key need and Sweat gives the Cardinals an athletic 6-5, 251 pound bookend for Chandler Jones.

Offense:

QB Kyler Murray

RB Kenyan Drake*—-Kingsbury loves this speedy cat

TE Maxx Williams

WR Larry Fitzgerald*—-Larry loves the K-Raid

WR Christian Kirk

WR Andy Isabella

LT Trent Williams*—-this big Sooner, the better

LG Justin Pugh

C Mason Cole

RG J.R. Sweezy

RT Bryan Bulaga*—-72.5 PFF grade, solid and steady, 72.5 pass pro grade

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Defense:

LOLB Josh Sweat—-63.9 PFF grade, 2nd season, 11 QB pressures this season: 2 sacks

LDE Zach Allen

NT Corey Peters

RDE Maliek Collins*—-71.2 PFF grade, 76.5 pass rushing grade: 36 QB pressures

ROLB Chandler Jones

LILB Jordan Hicks

RILB Cory Littleton*—-85.8 PFF grade, 90.5 tackling grade, we can outbid Rams

LCB Byron Murphy

FS Budda Baker

SS Jalen Thompson

RCB Byron Jones*—-tremendous athlete—-71.9 PFF, 81.0 tackling grade

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Special Teams:

K Zane Gonzalez

P Andy Lee

LS Aaron Brewer

KR/PR Pharoh Cooper*—-good fit as ST return man and rotational WR

Free Agent Deals:

RB Kenyan Drake: 3 years $15M, $10M g (2020 cap hit: $5M)

WR Larry Fitzgerald: 1 year, $8M, $8M g (2020 cap hit: $8M)

RT Bryan Bulaga: 3 years $22M, $12M g (2020 cap hit: $8M)

DT Maliek Collins: 2 years $14M, $6M g (2020 cap hit: $8M)

LB Cory Littleton: 4 years $34M, $20M g (2020 cap hit: $7M)

CB Byron Jones: 4 years $50M, $24M g (2020 cap hit: $13M)

KR/PR Pharoh Cooper: 2 years $4M, $2M g (2020 cap hit: $2M)

DT Zach Kerr: 2 years $4M, $2M g (2020 cap hit: $2M)

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• 2020 Free Agent Cap Hit: $53M
• Gives us room to extend some contracts.
• Gives us an opportunity to select BPA in the 2020 NFL Draft.

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Grading this plan:

1—-Happy with pretty much all of it

2—-Happy with some of it

3—-Not realistic

4—-Clueless