Arizona Cardinals Fantasy Football Team Preview for the 26/27 Season

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  • Last Updated on June 21, 2026 4:27 pm by Jon Mosales | Published: June 21, 2026

     

    Head Coach: Mike LaFleur

    Key Offensive Statistics:

    PPG: 20.9 (23rd in NFL)

    Plays Per Game: 63.2 (12th in NFL)

    Run/Pass %: 34-66

    Pass TD’s: 29 (T-7th in NFL)

    Rush TDs: 9 (T-31st in NFL)

    Projected Offensive Depth Chart

    QB1: Jacoby Brissett QB2: Gardner Minshew QB3: Carson Beck

    RB1: Jeremiyah Love RB2: James Conner RB3: Tyler Allegier

    WR1: Marvin Harrison Jr. WR2: Michael Wilson WR3: Kendrick Bourne

    TE1: Trey McBride TE2: Elijah Higgins

    The Cardinals are starting over for the third time this decade. They’ve gone from an offensive minded coach in Kliff Kingsbury to a defensive minded coach in Jonathan Gannon back to an offensive minded coach in Mike Lafleur. LaFleur comes from the Shanahan tree meaning West Coast Offense, where, if run to perfection that would mean multiple Cardinals skill players racking up over 1,000 yards of rushing and receiving along with a healthy number of touchdowns. Gone is quarterback Kyler Murray and backup Jacoby Brissett who was very serviceable and finished as QB16 last year, will take over as the starter.  The weapons are obvious as the ARI have a potentially lethal offense if everything clicks.  The offense had to pivot to a pass-heavy attack as the RBs went down week after week.  Now with third overall pick Jeremiyah Love in town, the RB position should be locked up for a while.  Don’t bank on ARI leading the league in passes (41.6) and an absurd 34/66 run/pass split.  As exciting as the offense was last season, there should be plenty of pivots.  Everything runs through Trey McBride as ARI led the league in TE targeting (35%), but they were also 8th in RB targets (20%).  The late-season breakout of Michal Wilson should force the offense more downfield and more WR targets as they were 31st in WR targets (45%).  The best part of investing in ARI is the defense as they were 31st in PPG allowed, giving up at least 37 points in four of the last five games.  That means shoot-outs, up-tempo and aggressive play-calling in the second-half.  The only worry on offense, outside of the QB position is the o-line because as dynamic as Love might be, we saw last season with Ashton Jeanty, that all the talent in the world won’t help you if the defense lives in the backfield.

    Player most likely to beat ADP: Michael wilson (ADP 89, WR38)

    From Week 11 on in 2025, Michael Wilson was a must start with Jacoby Brissett as his quarterback. In those seven weeks, Michael Wilson put up WR1 numbers in three of them, while putting up WR2 numbers in another three. With Brissett the expected starter, Wilson will be a sleeper and could be drafted in the mid to late rounds and carry you for a few weeks, or until the Cardinals decide to move to Carson Beck.

    Player most likely to fade based on ADP: Marvin Harrison Jr. (ADP 72, WR32)

    Harrison Jr. missed five games last year due to injury. He had his moments with one 20+ fantasy game and another of couple double figure ones, but he also had six single digit scoring games and four of those he scored 5.2 points or less, including a goose egg in Week 17. This is a critical year for the former fourth overall pick, but he’s hard to trust right now.

    rookie that could blow up: Jeremiyah Love (ADp 31, RB13)

    While the team also drafted Carson Beck and he could be in play once the team is eliminated, Love is the obvious choice here. He will likely start the year as the starting running back and be given every opportunity to succeed. He’s been the consensus 1.01 choice in rookie dynasty drafts, he will likely hold 4th or 5th round value in redraft leagues.

     


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    June 21, 2026, 4:27 pm