In one year, the Arizona Cardinals went from having not much promising young talent to have one of the best young group of players in the NFL.
ESPN’s Aaron Schatz ranked all 32 teams in terms of their under-25 talent.
After ranking 28th entering the 2023 season, they rocketed into the top 10 at No. 6 in the league.
They have a trio of blue-chip youngsters with rookie receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., second-year tackle Paris Johnson Jr. and second-year receiver Michael Wilson.
Additionally, tight end Trey McBride is 24 years old and coming off a franchise record-setting season. They also drafted 22-year old defensive lineman Darius Robinson and they were even given points for cornerbacks Max Melton and Elijah Jones, drafted in the second and third rounds this year.
Second-year linebacker BJ Ojulari had four sacks as a rookie and is poised for a bigger role and more production in 2024.
Add in young cornerbacks Garrett Williams, Kei’Trel Clark and Starling Thomas, and you have what looks like a team poised to take big steps forward in the years to come.
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