While a bad football team, the Arizona Cardinals offense provided us with more than one fantasy-friendly player last season at multiple points during the season.

Will the same be true in 2026? Ian Hartitz and Dwain McFarland break down everything you need to know about the Cardinals with their 2026 fantasy football cheat sheet, highlighting their fantasy football rankings, projections and more.

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Arizona Cardinals 2026 Team Snapshot

• 2025 Record / Rank in PPG: 3-14 / 20.9 (23)
• 2026 Proj TDs per game: 2 (rank: 6)
• Head Coach: Mike LaFleur (new)
• Offensive Playcaller: LaFleur (OC Nathaniel Hackett)
• Projected Plays Per Game: 61.3 (rank: 15)
• Projected Dropback Rate: 63.5% (rank: 3)
• Matthew Freedman’s Projected Win Total: 4.7
• Offensive Line Grades: C-
• Key Departures: Kyler Murray
• Key Additions: Jeremiyah Love, Tyler Allgeier

Cardinals 2026 Depth Chart And Fantasy Football Rankings

NOTE: Positional rankings attached to each player below are their consensus half-PPR fantasy rankings as of May 1, 2026.

• QB: Jacoby Brissett (QB28)
• RB: Jeremiyah Love (RB13) | Tyler Allgeier (RB39) | James Conner (RB56)
• WR: Marvin Harrison (WR35) | Michael Wilson (WR36) | Kendrick Bourne (WR116)
• TE: Trey McBride (TE1)

Fantasy Football Notes For The 2026 Arizona Cardinals: Jeremiyah Love, Trey McBride and More

Jacoby Brissett led the NFL in pass attempts on his way to scoring the sixth-most fantasy points at the position upon taking over for Kyler Murray in Week 6. Was this heavily aided by fantasy-friendly comeback-mode game scripts because the Cardinals were a bad football team? Yes. Is that … still expected to be the case in 2026? Also yes.

Longtime starter James Conner is 31, coming off a season-ending foot injury, and essentially took a $4-million pay cut to stay with the team. This came in the same month as the team signed former Falcons RB Tyler Allgeier to a relatively ho-hum two-year, $12.25-million deal. Then the Cardinals drafted Jeremiyah Love, and now our fantasy football projections have Love winning the touch battle with Allgeier … 264-104. The electric No. 3 overall pick is worthy of early-round treatment in drafts, while Allgeier is more of a handcuff. Conner is now an afterthought.

Michael Wilson was the overall fantasy WR2 during Weeks 11-18 last season! Of course, injuries to basically all relevant target WR competition helped in a big way. Marvin Harrison Jr.'s average career efficiency numbers in yards (1.62, 45th) and targets per route run (20.5%, 47th) don't paint a promising picture when hoping for a third-year breakout. There's triple-digit target upside here with a capable gunslinger QB. Just realize both will inevitably be the Robin to the real Batman of this passing attack.

The reigning, defending, undisputed No. 1 tight end in fantasy football just scored 105.1 more PPR points than the next-best fantasy tight end. The *one* concern for Trey McBride is the change at playcaller, although Mike LaFleur spent 2025 working with Sean McVay, where Rams tight ends as a whole scored more fantasy points than any team other than … the Cardinals!

Arizona Cardinals Utilization Notes For 2026

Michael Wilson went bonkers after an injury to MHJ opened the door to more playing time. From Week 10 to Week 18, he averaged 19.7 points per game over nine contests. Over that span, he was the No. 4 WR, ranking 11th in target share (27%) and second in air yards per game with 127.3. Early coachspeak points to Harrison as the vertical threat. Wilson could be the WR1 in a rhythm-based passing attack with Jacoby Brissett returning. The 2023 Round 4 NFL Draft pick offers significant upside as a borderline WR3 in fantasy drafts.

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