2026 NFL QB rankings: Arizona Cardinals opponents

NFL training camps open later this month, and that means some final offseason content with lists and rankings. PFF ranked the 32 projected starting quarterbacks in the NFL. We saw where Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett was ranked. We looked at the four quarterbacks in the NFC West and where they stand.

Let’s now have a look at the Cardinals‘ 2026 schedule and where each opponent starting quarterback lands in the rankings.

• Week 1, Chargers QB Justin Herbert: No. 7

• Week 2, Seahawks QB Sam Darnold: No. 14
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• Week 3, 49ers QB Brock Purdy: No. 10

• Week 4, Giants QB Jaxson Dart: No. 25

• Week 5, Lions QB Jared Goff: No. 16

• Week 6, Rams QB Matthew Stafford: No. 5

• Week 7, Broncos QB Bo Nix: No. 19

• Week 8, Cowboys QB Dak Prescott: No. 8

• Week 9, Seahawks QB San Darnold: No. 14

• Week 10, Rams QB Matthew Stafford: No. 5

• Week 11, Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes: No. 4

• Week 12, Commanders QB Jayden Daniels: No. 12

• Week 13, Eagles QB Jalen Hurts: No. 15

• Week 14: BYE

• Week 15, Jets QB Geno Smith: No. 26

• Week 16, Saints QB Tyler Shough: No. 24

• Week 17, Raiders QB Kirk Cousins: No. 27 (or Fernando Mendoza, unranked)

• Week 18, 49ers QB Brock Purdy: No. 10

Week 1, Chargers QB Justin Herbert: No. 7

Week 2, Seahawks QB Sam Darnold: No. 14

Week 3, 49ers QB Brock Purdy: No. 10

Week 4, Giants QB Jaxson Dart: No. 25

Week 5, Lions QB Jared Goff: No. 16

Week 6, Rams QB Matthew Stafford: No. 5

Week 8, Cowboys QB Dak Prescott: No. 8

Week 9, Seahawks QB San Darnold: No. 14

Week 10, Rams QB Matthew Stafford: No. 5

Week 11, Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes: No. 4

Week 13, Eagles QB Jalen Hurts: No. 15

Week 15, Jets QB Geno Smith: No. 26

Week 16, Saints QB Tyler Shough: No. 24

Week 17, Raiders QB Kirk Cousins: No. 27 (or Fernando Mendoza, unranked)

Week 18, 49ers QB Brock Purdy: No. 10

As Brissett is ranked No. 31, he is outranked in every single game, unless Mendoza starts in Week 17.

They will have seven games against top-10 quarterbacks.

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