Cardinals 53 Man Roster: My Favorites

Here are my 53 favorites with quick reasons why:

• QB1: Clayton Tune —- best combination of size, arm strength and mobility
• QB2: Josh Dobbs —- knows offense, needs to sync with OL, RBs, WRs, TEs to become starter

Note: assuming Kyler remains on PUP and Colt retires.

• RB1 —- James Conner - el rojo toro
• RB2—- Keaontay Ingram —- el rojo perro
• RB3 —- Emari Demercado —- lucky charm at State Farm

• WR1 —- Greg Dortch —- best playmaking receiver on offense
• WR2 —- Michael Wilson —- plays hard and aggressive
• WR3 —- Marquise Brown —- needs to jive with a QB not named Kyler
• WR4 —- Rondale Moore—- needs to take his talent to higher level
• WR5 — Kaden Davis —- nifty feet, hands, good punt returner

• TE1 —- Zach Ertz —- tough and dependable
• TE2 —- Trey McBride —- has total package
• TE3 —- Noah Togiai —- flashed receiving talent throughout camp
• TE4 —- Joel Honingford —- love the way this kid blocks

• LT —- D.J. Humphries —- not sure what to expect but he’s the coaches’ pet
• LG —- Elijah Wilkinson —- solid
• C —- Hjalte Froholdt —- el rojo rinoceronte
• RG —- Will Hernanzez —- el rojo ganado
• RT —- Paris Johnson Jr. —- el rojo alce
• SWT —- Kelvin Beachum —- gritty competitor
• SWG —- Marquis Hayes —- tremendous potential
• SWC —- Jon Gaines II —- has prototypical size, athleticism and smarts (Pat Elflein if he’s good to go if Gaines goes to IR)
• SWTGC —- Hayden Howerton —-his versatility is a plus

• LDE1 —- L,J. Collier —- impressive pre-season
• NT1 —- Leki Fotu —- looks rejuvenated
• RDE1 —- Carlos Watkins —-dude shows up, plays hard
• LDE2—- Eric Banks —- physical, nice surprise
• NT2 —- Jacob Slade —- reminds me some of Greg Gaines
• DE2 —- Dante Stills —- should help the interior pass rush in nickel and dime packages

• SOLB1 —- Zaven Colllins —- el rojo javali
• SILB1 —- Kyzir White —- el rojo demonio de Tasmania
• WILB 1 —- Josh Woods —- high energy, effort guy
• WOLB1 —- Cameron Thomas —- best all-around pass rusher on the team
• SOLB2 —- Zach McCloud —- was blown away today by his quicks and burst to the ball
• SILB2 —- Krys Barnes —- like the way he attacks the football
• WILB2 —- Owen Pappoe —- could turn into a dandy with his blazing speed and range
• WOLB2 —-Myjai Sanders —- love the Cincinnati kid
• SWOLB —- B.J. Ojulari —- has the quicks, needs to contaim

• CB1 —- Marco Wilson —- stepping up
• SS1 —- Jalen Thompson —- baller
• FS1 —- Budda Baker —- heat-seeking missile
• CB2 —- Kei’Trel Clark —- plays with a passion
• CB3 —- Antonio Hamilton —- cagy veteran
• SWS —- JuJu Hughes —- aggressive tackler and cover safety
• CB4 —- Nate Hairston —- has flashed sticky coverage

• STA1 —- Dennis Gardeck —- Pro Bowl worthy on STs, plus dynamic speed off edge
• STA2 —- Jesse Luketa —- superb utility OLB, FB, ST ace (pictured above)
• STA3 —- Ezekiel Turner —- his forte
• STA4 —- Zach Pascal —- his forte
• STA4 —- Kris Boyd —- his forte
• K1 —- Matt Prater —- big-time leg when healthy
• LS1 —- Aaron Brewer —- steady
• P1 —- Nolan Cooney —- very impressive depth, hang time and situational placement

Practice Squad Candidates:

• QB David Blough
• RB Ty’Son Williams (if good to go)
• RB Corey Clement
• TE Blake Whiteheart
• WR Andre Baccelia (if good to go)
• WR Davion Davis
• WR Daniel Arias
• T Jackson Barton
• T Badara Traore (if good to go)
• G Dennis Daley
• C Lecitus Smith
• DT/34DE Kevin Strong
• DT Rashard Lawrence
• DE Ben Stille
• DE Jonathan Ledbetter
• ILB Kyle Soelle
• CB Christian Matthew
• S Kendell Brooks
• TE Bernhard Seikovitz*

Those are my favorites —- who are yours?