The Arizona Cardinals’ Week 9 depth chart comes with a few notable shuffles after Tuesday’s roster moves, and the biggest changes are easy to spot. Running back Jeremiyah Love and receiver Kendrick Bourne were placed on injured reserve, while the team also adjusted its quarterback room ahead of a road matchup with the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle.
Mike LaFleur announced the quarterback change on Monday, and the updated depth chart reflects it: Gardner Minshew is listed first, followed by Carson Beck and Jacoby Brissett. It remains to be seen whether Brissett winds up being traded.
At running back, Tyler Allgeier sits atop the chart with Bam Knight and Evan Hull behind him. Love’s move to injured reserve clears the way for the rest of the room to shift, and Knight’s concussion protocol status could force another move this week. The Cardinals may need to elevate Jerome Ford from the practice squad.
The receiver spots also changed with Bourne out. At “X,” Michael Wilson is joined by Harrison Wallace III, who was signed from the practice squad. At “Z,” Simi Fehoko moves into a starting role, with Reggie Virgil and Devin Duvernay behind him.
Trey McBride remains the lead tight end, with Elijah Higgins and Teagan Quitoriano listed behind him.
Up front, Arizona’s offensive line shows Jayden Williams at left tackle with Jedrick Wills behind him. Isaac Seumalo is at left guard, Hjalte Froholdt at center, Jon Gaines at right guard and Elijah Wilkinson at right tackle.
Josh Fryar and Albert Reese round out the tackle depth. Fryar was the one who stepped in for Williams at left tackle after Williams injured his knee on Sunday, and Hayden Conner is listed at both left guard and right guard.
On defense, the line is anchored by Dante Stills at left defensive tackle, Roy Lopez at nose tackle and Walter Nolen at right defensive tackle. Darius Robinson backs up Stills, Andrew Billings is behind Lopez, and L.J. Collier sits behind Nolen.
At outside linebacker, Josh Sweat is listed on the left with Jordan Burch and Eku Leota behind him. On the right side, Zaven Collins or Baron Browning occupies the top spot.
Inside linebacker has Mike Wilson and Cody Simon on the left side, with Mack Wilson and Jack Gibbens on the right. Karson Sharar is also listed at Sam.
The cornerback setup is worth watching. Denzel Burke is listed at left boundary with Star Thomas behind him, while Max Melton is at right boundary with Kei’Trel Clark behind him.
Garrett Williams is at nickel with Kalen King behind him. The rotation there has already shown some movement, with Clark and Melton starting, though Burke played more.
King handled nickel duties, and Williams worked dime as a safety.
In the secondary, Budda Baker is the strong safety with Dadrionm Taylor-Demerson behind him. Andrew Wingard is listed as the free safety, with Kitan Crawford behind him.
Special teams stay steady with Chad Ryland at kicker, Blake Gillikin handling punting and holding, and Casey Kreiter at long snapper. Devin Duvernay is listed as both kick returner and punt returner, with Max Melton and Michael Wilson also listed in those roles. Bam Knight had been the real No. 2 kick returner, but Melton handled returns after Knight suffered a concussion.
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