Updated Cardinals’ Youth and Free Agent Grades Tracker through Week 8

A number of the players’ grades are ascending

Budda Baker and James Conner are in a class all their own.

Big Board 1st/2nd Year Players After 8 Games:

1. S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson —- 90.3
2. WR Marvin Harrison Jr. —- 80.2
3. T Paris Johnson Jr. —- 80.0
4. RB Emari Demercado —- 74.5
5. CB Kei’Trel Clark —- 71.8
6. CB Garrett Williams —- 70.1
7. G Isaiah Adams —- 67.1
8. WR Michael Wilson —- 65.1
9. DE Dante Stills —- 59.1
10. TE Elijah Higgins —- 57.7
11. CB Starling Thomas V —- 56.0
12. LB Owen Pappoe —- 56.5
13. RB Trey Benson —- 54.5
14. TE Tip Reiman —-50.2
15. CB Max Melton —- 45.0
16. ED Xavier Thomas —- 40.5
17. QB Clayton Tune —- 29.5

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Monti Ossenfort’s 2023, 2024 Free Agents:

1. G Will Hernandez —- 69.4 —- IR
2. C Hjalte Froholdt —- 69.3
3. LB Mack Wilson Sr. —- 69.0
4. T Jonah Williams —- 68.8
5. DT Naquan Jones —- 67.6
6. DT Angelo Blackson —- 66.5
7. G Evan Brown —- 66.0
8. C/G Trystan Colon —- 64.9
9. T Kelvin Beachum —- 63.4
10. ED Julian Okwara —- 62.9
11. NT Khyiris Tonga —- 62.8
12. WR Chris Moore —- 55.5
13. NT Roy Lopez —- 53.5
14. CB Sean Murphy-Bunting —- 51.2
15. LB Krys Barnes —- 50.5
16. T Charlie Heck —- 50.0
17. DE L.J. Collier —- 46.3
18. LB Kyzir White —- 45.0
19. WR Zach Pascal —- 44.4
20. DT Bilal Nichols —- 36.9 —- IR
21. DT Justin Jones —- 30.2 —- IR

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Remaining Steve Keim Signees:

On Offense:

1. Kyler Murray —- 81.7
2. TE Trey McBride —- 80.3
3. RB James Conner —- 79.9
4. G Will Hernandez —- 69.4 —- IR
5. T Kelvin Beachum —- 63.4
6. WR Greg Dortch —- 62.8

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On Defense:

1. ED Victor Dimukeje —- 91.4
2. ED Zaven Collins —- 72.6
3. ED Dennis Gardeck —- 72.0 —- IR
4. S Budda Baker —- 69.3
5. ED Jesse Luketa —- 68.4
6. S Jalen Thompson —- 60.2

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Kudos to Victor Dimukeje who had the highest defensive grade on the team in Week 8 and now has the highest overall grade on the entire team at 91.4.

Victor’s stats:

• 2 tackles,
• 2 QB pressures
• 2 QB hits
• 1 stop
• 1 forced fumble
• 0 catches on 1 target
• 93.5 game grade

Are we sleeping on Victor Dimukeje?

Team Rankings:

• Overall: 77.1 —- #15
• OFF: 80.1 —- #5
• PASS: 78.6 —- #5
• PBLK: 76.7 —- #5
• RECV: 73.4 —- #13
• RUN: 83.3 —- #10
• RBLK: 63.6 —- #17
• DEF: 57.9 —- #29
• RDEF: 63.6 —- #18
• TACK: 58.5 —- #11
• PRSH: 55.5 —- #30
• COV: 53.1 —- #29
• SPEC: 85.2 —- #11