The Arizona Cardinals have been a fairly young team since Jonathan Gannon became head coach. But this offseason, there some notable veteran additions.
Their projected starting lineup for 2025 is one of the older ones in the league, according to Sportscasting.com’s Anthony Cardenas.
The Cardinals are tied for the eighth-oldest starting lineup at 25.81 years old.
Now, the truth is that most of the league is pretty close. Only one team, the Green Bay Packers, averages younger than 25 at 24.80 years old. Only five teams — the Washington Commanders, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons and Houston Texans — have an average starter age of at least 26 years old.
So 26 of the 32 teams in the league have an average starter age of 25 years old (younger than 26).
Washington is the oldest at 27.13 years old, almost a full year older than the next team, the Steelers at 26.37 years old.
The Cardinals’ starting age is surely skewed a bit by having defensive lineman Calais Campbell, who is nearly 39 years old.
The projection and rankings are based on Ourlads’ projected depth chart. Here is the Cardinals’ projected starting lineup, based on that.
Arizona Cardinals’ projected 2025 starting lineup
Offense:
QB Kyler MurrayRB James ConnerWR Marvin Harrison Jr. WR Michael WilsonWR Zay JonesTE Trey McBrideLT Paris JohnsonLG Evan BrownC Hjalte FroholdtRG Isaiah AdamsRT Jonah Williams
Defense:
DT Calais CampbellDT Dalvin TomlinsonDT Walter NolenOLB Bron BrowningOLB Josh SweatILB Akeem Davis-GaitherILB Mack WilsonCB Will JohnsonCB Max MeltonCB Garrett WilliamsS Jalen ThompsonS Budda Baker
Special teams:
K Chad RylandP Blake GilikinLS Aaron Brewer
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